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Patients will come to harm following budget allocations - Chambers
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA warns that the flat cash budget allocation to the Department of Health will harm patients, citing cuts to waiting list, cancer and mental health funding and the £300m overspend. He calls for the health service to be treated as a priority.
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Patients will come to harm following budget allocations - Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action is needed to prevent more senseless tragedy on the A5, says Donnelly
Alliance Omagh Councillor Stephen Donnelly calls for urgent action to prevent further fatalities on the A5 after a fatal collision near Aughnacloy that police say killed three people and injured four. He says there are clear public safety issues that must be addressed as a priority.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Urgent action is needed to prevent more senseless tragedy on the A5, says Donnelly (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont Budget: Carroll Urges Grassroots Resistance To Cuts
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls the Stormont budget an outright attack on schoolchildren, the sick, vulnerable and workers, and says the party will organise grassroots resistance to the cuts set out by the Secretary of State.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Stormont budget cuts outlined by the Secretary of State Original release: Stormont Budget: Carroll Urges Grassroots Resistance To Cuts (opens in a new tab)
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Department and Trust must work to protect Kilkeel GP services
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe calls on the Department of Health and the Southern Trust to act quickly to protect GP services in Kilkeel after a decision to hand back the surgery's primary care contract. She says the 9,000 affected patients need new contract holders appointed and services maintained.
Health Original release: Department and Trust must work to protect Kilkeel GP services (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - "Time for Treasury Rethink on Public Sector Pay"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP calls for a Treasury rethink on public sector pay, arguing the Barnett funding model needs re-examining so public services can recruit and retain staff lost to agencies or other countries.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Sir Jeffrey - "Time for Treasury Rethink on Public Sector Pay" (opens in a new tab)
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Autism and other services should be provided as standard in council facilities, says Kane
Alliance candidate Lee Kane, standing in Ballymoney for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, urges that autism, ADHD and learning disability-friendly services be standard across council facilities. He also backs Changing Places toilets in council buildings and carer-friendly workplace…
Disability and equality Local government Original release: Autism and other services should be provided as standard in council facilities, says Kane (opens in a new tab)
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100,000 NI households missing out on more affordable broadband
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says around 100,000 Northern Ireland households are missing out on social broadband tariffs, citing Ofcom figures that only 5% of eligible UK households take them up. He calls on broadband companies to do much more to promote these lower-cost packages.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: 100,000 NI households missing out on more affordable broadband (opens in a new tab)
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£40m per year in negligence payouts cannot remain the norm - Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says annual payouts of over £40m for medical negligence cannot remain the norm and calls for fundamental change to patient safety, citing a lack of improvement from Serious Adverse Incident reviews since 2009.
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PSNI enforcement of stalking legislation welcome, says Egan, marking one year since its introduction
Alliance spokesperson Connie Egan MLA welcomes PSNI enforcement of the Protection from Stalking Act, citing 88 arrests and 47 charges since April 2022, and calls for the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy to be unblocked by restoring the institutions.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: PSNI enforcement of stalking legislation welcome, says Egan, marking one year since its introduction (opens in a new tab)
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Largest ever team of Sinn Féin candidates to stand in 18 May council election – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the party is fielding its largest ever team of candidates for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in the 18 May election, contesting every District Electoral Area and aiming to elect more councillors.
Local government Disability and equality Original release: Largest ever team of Sinn Féin candidates to stand in 18 May council election – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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DUP boycott of institutions delaying introduction of paid miscarriage leave – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the DUP's boycott of the institutions is delaying paid miscarriage leave, now deferred until at least 2025 because the regulations needed to commence it cannot be introduced. She calls for the Executive to be restored.
Economy and employment Disability and equality Original release: DUP boycott of institutions delaying introduction of paid miscarriage leave – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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No health worker should be discriminated against due to age or disability – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew commends midwives in the Southern Trust area for resisting attempts to move them onto contracts with worse terms and conditions. He says the Trust has now abandoned the move and that no health worker should face discrimination due to age or disability.
Health Economy and employment Original release: No health worker should be discriminated against due to age or disability – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland misses out on decarbonisation funding
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA says she is appalled Northern Ireland is missing out on Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant money, blaming the lack of a functioning Executive after Treasury confirmed no Barnett consequentials can be identified for…
Environment and climate Housing Original release: Northern Ireland misses out on decarbonisation funding (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: Everyone has a part to play in fighting climate emergency
SDLP climate spokesperson Gary McKeown says everyone, from governments and large firms to households, must share responsibility ahead of Earth Day 2023, urging councils to use recycling, pollution controls and planning for biodiversity. SDLP active travel spokesperson Simon Lee calls for…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: SDLP: Everyone has a part to play in fighting climate emergency (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls on the Health and Communities departments to legislate so Universal Credit claimants in Northern Ireland get free dental treatment and sight tests automatically, as in the rest of the UK. She says current HC1 form applications create unnecessary red tape ahead…
Social security and welfare Health Original release: Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says an Executive is needed urgently to tackle chronic waiting lists for autism diagnosis and to implement the autism strategy, which she says is being held up without a functioning Executive.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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New air route must be followed by further action for North West
DUP representatives in the North West welcome the move of Londonderry Airport's London flights from Stansted to Heathrow and call for wider strategic action to boost the local economy. Gary Middleton MLA says the route from 6 May should be a first step, while Gregory Campbell MP urges a Freeport…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: New air route must be followed by further action for North West (opens in a new tab)
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Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw
Alliance's Paula Bradshaw, Health Spokesperson and South Belfast MLA, urges an immediate Autism Reviewer appointment, saying the process has stalled because of the DUP's boycott of Stormont and that the Northern Ireland Office confirmed the post will stay vacant.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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New Derry to Heathrow flight an ‘exciting opportunity’ – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says the new direct Derry‑Heathrow service, launching 6 May, is an exciting opportunity that will link the north‑west to global destinations, boost the local economy and attract international investors.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: New Derry to Heathrow flight an ‘exciting opportunity’ – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes a Judicial Review win by neurology campaigner Danielle O'Neill that blocked Michael Watt from removing himself from the medical register. She calls on Watt to comply with investigations and on the Belfast Trust to implement the report's recommendations.