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Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins welcomes discussions between the health minister and trade unions aimed at agreeing a fair pay increase for junior doctors. She calls for the talks to continue and for a pay settlement to be reached quickly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health minister and trade unions junior doctors pay discussions Original release: Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan calls on the Education Minister and Department to invest properly in accommodation, specialist teacher training and resources for Irish-Medium schools, some of which have been in temporary accommodation for over twenty-five years.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon welcomes Gerard Coney inquest findings
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon praised Gerard Coney’s family and said the inquest jury concluded he was killed by a British soldier who fired at his back at Long Kesh in 1974. She condemned the UK Legacy Act that will end such inquests and pledged Sinn Féin’s support for families seeking truth and ‑ the
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Gerard Coney inquest verdict Original release: Dillon welcomes Gerard Coney inquest findings (opens in a new tab)
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Republican abuse of City Hall slammed
TUV deputy leader Councillor Ron McDowell condemns the use of a City Hall function room for the launch of an Easter lily commemoration, which he says honours Republican terrorists, and criticises a Cumann na mBan statue and a motion to light City Hall in green, white and gold, claiming Unionists…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: City Hall function room use for Easter lily launch Original release: Republican abuse of City Hall slammed (opens in a new tab)
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£100,000 extra for marching bands welcomed
DUP MLA Cheryl Brownlee welcomes the Communities Minister's decision to put an extra £100,000 into the marching bands instrument fund, which she says will help around eight more bands from the reserve list of the last round.
Community relations and legacy Public finance and taxation Issue: Communities Minister extra £100,000 marching bands instrument funding Original release: £100,000 extra for marching bands welcomed (opens in a new tab)
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Brett secures support for miscarriage leave in Northern Ireland
DUP Economy Spokesperson Phillip Brett says his amendment to a Sinn Fein motion, agreed by the Assembly, should extend statutory leave and pay to workers who suffer a miscarriage up to 23 weeks, matching existing stillbirth provision.
Economy and employment Disability and equality Issue: Assembly vote on Sinn Fein workers' rights motion with DUP miscarriage leave amendment Original release: Brett secures support for miscarriage leave in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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‘Time for a new deal for workers and families’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls on the Executive to work with employers and trade unions, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to negotiate a new deal for workers and families. He says young people, women and disabled people face wage inequality and poor conditions, and his Assembly…
Economy and employment Disability and equality Original release: ‘Time for a new deal for workers and families’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Opposition asks Justice Minister to take action on Kenova recommendations
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA asks Justice Minister Naomi Long to back implementation of key Kenova report recommendations, including procedural time limits on legacy case management and a full review of the Public Prosecution Service.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: SDLP Opposition asks Justice Minister to take action on Kenova recommendations (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Deputy Leader, Lesley Veronica welcomes release of the Kenova report
Green Party Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica welcomes the Kenova report into the Stakeknife case, praising its depth and the professionalism of the operation led by Jon Boutcher. She says no one has yet been held to account for the murders it reveals and calls for the families affected to be given…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Green Party Deputy Leader, Lesley Veronica welcomes release of the Kenova report (opens in a new tab)
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1200 primary school children get set to celebrate sport
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons attended the first of two Celebration of Sport activity days in Ballymoney, where almost 500 primary pupils tried sports including canoeing, cricket and wheelchair basketball. He says the event, now in its 10th year, promotes physical activity and inclusion.
Health Original release: 1200 primary school children get set to celebrate sport (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD responds to Kenova Inquiry Report
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD, responding to the publication of the Kenova Inquiry report, expresses sorrow for all lives lost during the conflict and says families' search for truth and acknowledgement continues. She says the past cannot be changed and calls for ways to help people heal.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD responds to Kenova Inquiry Report (opens in a new tab)
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Weasel words from phoney First Minister “for all”
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sinn Fein's expressions of regret for all deaths fall well short of acknowledging that IRA killings were wrong, including those sanctioned by republican leadership as the Kenova report found, and accuses First Minister Michelle O'Neill of refusing to condemn IRA murders.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Weasel words from phoney First Minister “for all” (opens in a new tab)
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Allister to Host European Victims Day Event
TUV leader Jim Allister announces a European Victims Day event in the Senate Chamber at Parliament Buildings on 11 March, with a minute's silence and five victims of republican, loyalist and European terrorism sharing their stories.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Allister to Host European Victims Day Event (opens in a new tab)
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The hurt and pain of the past must never be repeated, we must build a better future – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill, speaking after publication of the Kenova Report, expresses sympathy for families bereaved during the conflict and says the legacy of the past remains unresolved. She says the hurt caused must never be repeated and that she is committed to helping people…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: The hurt and pain of the past must never be repeated, we must build a better future – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Operation Kenova a failure
TUV leader Jim Allister says Operation Kenova is a failure by Jon Boutcher's own standard, citing seven years, £40m and no prosecutions, and says the report fails to name Stakeknife. He rejects any equivalence between IRA killers and informer handlers, and says Kenova's attempt to share blame aids…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: PPS no-prosecution decision in Operation Kenova Original release: Operation Kenova a failure (opens in a new tab)
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Paisley - £40m would have been better spent on recruiting police…
DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley says the Operation Kenova Report was a waste of £40 million that should have funded police recruitment, accusing it of propping up a cover-up. He argues the IRA, not the UK government, should be held responsible for Freddie Scappaticci's killings.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: PPS no-prosecution decision in Operation Kenova Original release: Paisley - £40m would have been better spent on recruiting police… (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – “intelligence agencies rendered PIRA almost inoperable"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says lessons can be learned by the security services but urges people to remember why informers were needed, arguing agents infiltrated the PIRA to the point of rendering it almost inoperable. He questions the £40m cost of investigating one agent and criticises…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: PPS no-prosecution decision in Operation Kenova Original release: Sir Jeffrey – “intelligence agencies rendered PIRA almost inoperable" (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party comment on publication of interim Operation Kenova report
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt responds to the interim Operation Kenova report, saying it will take time to consider in detail and that it highlights victims who never saw such investigation. He argues lessons must not be lost through statistics and says PIRA's internal security unit murders were brutal.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS no-prosecution decision in Operation Kenova Original release: Ulster Unionist Party comment on publication of interim Operation Kenova report (opens in a new tab)
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Release of report hopefully another step towards truth for families, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister welcomes the interim report from Operation Kenova into British Army agent Stakeknife, saying it should keep families' search for the truth at the centre. She calls it a scathing judgement on how security services ran agents during the Troubles and argues the UK…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Release of report hopefully another step towards truth for families, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Leader response to Operation Kenova Interim Report
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the Operation Kenova interim report on agent Stakeknife exposes abductions, torture and murders by the IRA Internal Security Unit, and calls for specific apologies from the Republican Movement and British Government. He also calls for prosecutions and repeal of…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: PPS no-prosecution decision in Operation Kenova Original release: SDLP Leader response to Operation Kenova Interim Report (opens in a new tab)