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Early intervention key to tackle mental health problems
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe says early intervention is key to tackling mental health problems among young people, citing a survey finding 12.6% of NI children experience common mood disorders. She calls for a fundamental review of funding and increased CAMHS funding.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: NI Youth Wellbeing survey on childhood mood disorders Original release: Early intervention key to tackle mental health problems (opens in a new tab)
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‘Public need an Executive to tackle growing waiting lists’ – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon responds to an Audit Office report on health waiting lists, saying one in four people is now waiting and that patients are being harmed. She blames a party's blockade of the political institutions for stopping ministers acting, and calls for a functioning Executive to…
Health Issue: Audit Office report on health waiting lists Original release: ‘Public need an Executive to tackle growing waiting lists’ – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Alan Chambers MLA responds to the NI Audit Office's Report on Tackling Waiting Lists
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA responds to the NI Audit Office report on waiting lists, saying the Department of Health has admitted the 2021 five-year plan can no longer be delivered. He calls for an Executive and local Ministers to be restored now.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Audit Office report on health waiting lists Original release: Alan Chambers MLA responds to the NI Audit Office's Report on Tackling Waiting Lists (opens in a new tab)
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Audit Office raises concern that elective care becoming poor relation of Health Service, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns that an Audit Office report shows elective care is becoming the poor relation in healthcare prioritisation, citing near-tripled waiting numbers and calling for a sustainable funding plan and restored Executive and Health Committee.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Audit Office report on health waiting lists Original release: Audit Office raises concern that elective care becoming poor relation of Health Service, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Women must be supported as thousands of smear tests set to be re-checked – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says around 17,500 women whose smear tests are to be re-checked after the Southern Trust cervical screening review must be contacted urgently and fully supported. She has written to the Department of Health seeking clarity on speeding up the backlog and on the impact on…
Health Issue: Southern Trust cervical cancer screening review smear test re-checks Original release: Women must be supported as thousands of smear tests set to be re-checked – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Patient confidence in cervical screening process must be restored –…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says 17,500 women due letters from the Southern Trust about re-checks of smear tests from a review dating back to 2008 will face significant distress. She calls for priority for women needing repeat tests, resources for re-testing, and answers from the Trust.
Health Issue: Southern Trust cervical cancer screening review smear test re-checks Original release: Patient confidence in cervical screening process must be restored –… (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein as Hamas fellow travellers not fit for government
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sinn Fein's youth wing and prominent members have endorsed the Hamas attack on Israel, and that Sinn Fein is not fit for government. He questions whether the UUP's Doug Beattie wants Michelle O'Neill as First Minister and calls for a wake-up call on a Stormont return.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Hamas attack on Israel and Sinn Fein reactions Original release: Sinn Fein as Hamas fellow travellers not fit for government (opens in a new tab)
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Smear test results recall greatly concerning but assistance is available for those affected, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges people with Southern Trust smear tests from 2008 to 2021 to heed recall letters after a BBC News NI investigation found underperforming staff and flawed checks. She says she will press the Trust to prioritise the Royal College of Pathologists'…
Health Issue: Southern Trust cervical cancer screening review smear test re-checks Original release: Smear test results recall greatly concerning but assistance is available for those affected, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone: We must realise opportunity of dual market access
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone says businesses in the North should be able to benefit fully from dual market access, citing the Windsor Framework after hosting a Future for Business in Europe event in Cookstown with Irish Minister Peter Burke.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Future for Business in Europe event Cookstown dual market access Original release: McGlone: We must realise opportunity of dual market access (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein’s petty approach prioritised politics above sport
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett criticises Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill and John Finucane for renaming the Euro 2028 bid from "UK and Ireland" to "Ireland and Britain", calling it petty and political. He says the DUP will keep supporting the bid under its original name.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Euro 2028 host announcement and bid renaming Original release: Sinn Fein’s petty approach prioritised politics above sport (opens in a new tab)
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‘Tackling Violence against Women and Girls strategy must be a priority’ – Michelle O’Neill
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill says the plan to end violence against women and girls should be advanced urgently, welcomes the first‑year action plan, and urges full funding and swift implementation.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Year 1 Action plan for Ending Violence against Women and Girls Original release: ‘Tackling Violence against Women and Girls strategy must be a priority’ – Michelle O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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TUV launch full page newspaper adverts warning against Unionist acceptance of Windsor Framework
TUV launches full-page newspaper adverts warning against unionist acceptance of the Windsor Framework and a return to Stormont under the Protocol. Leader Jim Allister says the adverts set out seven reasons why Unionists cannot return and urge adherence to the DUP's seven tests.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: TUV launch full page newspaper adverts warning against Unionist acceptance of Windsor Framework (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Flynn welcomes launch of Belfast Tree Strategy
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn welcomes the launch of the Belfast Tree Strategy, saying it is the first such plan by a Northern Ireland council and gives a framework for expanding tree cover. He calls for adequate resources for it and for related initiatives such as a one million trees…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast Tree Strategy launch Original release: Cllr Flynn welcomes launch of Belfast Tree Strategy (opens in a new tab)
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What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart
UUP MLA John Stewart says the Stormont boycott has failed and warns Unionism faces a difficult position unless a solution to the Windsor Framework impasse is found by end of October. He argues Unionists should return to Stormont to make their case, warning a boycott could accelerate a border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont boycott over Windsor Framework impasse Original release: What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 – Investing in Housing, Health and Climate Action
Sinn Féin launches its Budget 2024 proposals, including 21,000 social and affordable homes, a one-month rent rebate, a three-year rent increase ban, income tax cuts for those earning under €100,000 and a €6.8 billion package. Party President Mary Lou McDonald TD says the budget would invest in…
Public finance and taxation Housing Issue: Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 proposals launch Original release: Sinn Féin Alternative Budget 2024 – Investing in Housing, Health and Climate Action (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of service across NI
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of providing affordable, accessible transport across Northern Ireland, recalling her earlier work with local community transport groups and the role minibuses play for people with limited mobility.
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Original release: Armstrong congratulates Community Transport on 25 years of service across NI (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must not be left behind on scaling back tobacco sales, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes the Prime Minister's announced Commons vote on barring under-15s from buying cigarettes in England, but says Northern Ireland must not be left behind. She calls for a Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland and clearer restrictions on…
Health Issue: Commons vote on raising cigarette sales age in England Original release: Northern Ireland must not be left behind on scaling back tobacco sales, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh ecological crisis clearly shows we must do things differently and better, says Blair
Alliance's agriculture and environment spokesperson, South Antrim MLA John Blair, says policies behind the Lough Neagh blue-green algal blooms must be reviewed without exemptions, after visiting the shore with the Lough Neagh Partnership. He also calls for a coordinated effort to prevent similar…
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algal bloom crisis Original release: Lough Neagh ecological crisis clearly shows we must do things differently and better, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Maghie delighted after clean indoor air motion passes Belfast City Council
Alliance councillor Jenna Maghie says she is delighted her motion for a clean indoor air strategy across Belfast City Council buildings has passed. It also asks the Council to draft and promote guidance on clean indoor air at events it supports.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast City Council clean indoor air motion passed unanimously Original release: Maghie delighted after clean indoor air motion passes Belfast City Council (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill backs public sector workers’ efforts to achieve fair pay
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says her party fully backs public sector workers seeking fair pay and safe conditions after meeting ICTU at Stormont. She urges the British government to act now on health and social care pay and staffing without an Executive.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Sinn Féin meeting with ICTU at Stormont on public sector pay Original release: O’Neill backs public sector workers’ efforts to achieve fair pay (opens in a new tab)