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Questions over Donaldson’s £12,000 MOD payment
TUV leader Jim Allister says a parliamentary answer confirmed Jeffrey Donaldson, while an MP, received almost £12,000 from the MOD in 2018/19 as a consultant on peace advice for Cameroon. He says he will ask whether further payments were made for peace work in NI and Colombia.
Public finance and taxation International affairs Issue: MOD payments to Jeffrey Donaldson for Cameroon peace consultancy Original release: Questions over Donaldson’s £12,000 MOD payment (opens in a new tab)
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Lessons in Liberty
TUV republishes a 2022 Centre for the Union article by Dr Dan Boucher marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, linking America's founding to Ulster's contribution and arguing the Irish Sea border exposes injustice in the UK's shared political heritage.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Lessons in Liberty (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty: Damage costs following racist riots indefensible
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA says a written Assembly answer put the cost of damage from the June riots at £1.5 million, including a burned glider bus in East Belfast, and calls the cost indefensible. He urges the Executive to ensure people feel safe and to bring…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Costs of June 2026 racist riot damage to public property Original release: McNulty: Damage costs following racist riots indefensible (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: Executive must provide clarity on Casement Park status
SDLP Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole calls on Executive ministers to urgently set out where the Casement Park stadium project stands after reports of further scaling back. He says the First Minister's earlier pledge now rings hollow, and SDLP MLA Justin McNulty accuses the Executive of failures…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Casement Park stadium scaled-back plans reports Original release: SDLP: Executive must provide clarity on Casement Park status (opens in a new tab)
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HMICFRS report lays bare the cost of years of underfunding the PSNI
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA says the HMICFRS report on the PSNI shows a service under severe pressure from years of underfunding and low officer numbers, and calls for a sustainable, multi-year policing funding settlement from the Executive and Government.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: HMICFRS inspection report on the Police Service of Northern Ireland Original release: HMICFRS report lays bare the cost of years of underfunding the PSNI (opens in a new tab)
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Yet more waste of public resources within our health estate without long term plan inexcusable, says Donnelly
Alliance health spokesperson Danny Donnelly MLA says the Department of Health has failed to maintain Northern Ireland's health estate properly, calling the waste of public money on it inexcusable given the absence of an overall plan.
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Money allocated for the cancelled USA250 concert must be returned – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason calls on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to guarantee that public funds set aside for the cancelled USA250 concert are recovered, after £10,000 was reportedly advanced to the Ulster Scots Agency.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Cancelled USA250 concert public funding recovery Original release: Money allocated for the cancelled USA250 concert must be returned – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Strong evidence now supports a Regional Mental Health Crisis Service – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn says the Health Minister should prioritise funding for a Regional Mental Health Crisis Service, citing a report that the crises cost over £45 million annually, emergency visits are up 74 % and could save £9 million each year.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Report on Regional Mental Health Crisis Service economics Original release: Strong evidence now supports a Regional Mental Health Crisis Service – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Time for Clarity on City Deal project - Forsythe
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says £30 million agreed for a Mournes tourism project under the Belfast Region City Deal has disappeared from Department of Finance City Deal plans and progress reports. She calls for urgent clarity, blaming Newry, Mourne and Down Council for the collapse of the…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Mournes gondola project removal from City Deal plans Original release: Time for Clarity on City Deal project - Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Scrap Irish Sea border and save a Billion
TUV leader Jim Allister says roughly £1 billion is being wasted on the Irish Sea border, citing £192m for border posts, £531m for the Trader Support Service, £122m in DAERA border costs and 221 funded staff, and calls for it to be scrapped to fund Stormont's request for more money.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Stormont Executive meeting with HMG seeking additional funding Original release: Scrap Irish Sea border and save a Billion (opens in a new tab)
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Audit report confirms Health estate is not fit for purpose – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan says the Comptroller and Auditor General's report shows years of underinvestment and poor strategic planning in the Health estate, citing Holywell in Antrim. He says vacant buildings worth nearly £40 million have sat unused and calls on the Minister to bring forward a…
Health Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on Health estate Original release: Audit report confirms Health estate is not fit for purpose – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Crumbling health estate threat to patients and staff
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says the crumbling health estate threatens patients and staff after an Audit Office report found just 40% of buildings in acceptable condition. He calls for a long-term strategy and blames successive Health Ministers and the Executive for…
Health Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on Health estate Original release: McGrath: Crumbling health estate threat to patients and staff (opens in a new tab)
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Funding model is failing rural communities where schools are the glue holding everything together, says Burrows
UUP leader and Education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA warns that the Department of Education's latest school funding announcement risks accelerating the decline of rural schools. He calls for shared education campuses, such as Ballycastle, to be replicated by unlocking dormant capital…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Department of Education school funding announcement July 2026 Original release: Funding model is failing rural communities where schools are the glue holding everything together, says Burrows (opens in a new tab)
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DoH must get to grips with ‘shocking’ breast cancer waiting times, says McAllister
Alliance Health Spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls on the Department of Health to redouble efforts on breast cancer waiting times after new statistics showed only 8% of urgent suspected-cancer referrals were seen within the 14-day target. She urges the Minister to increase system capacity and…
Health Issue: Breast cancer urgent referral waiting times statistics 2026 Original release: DoH must get to grips with ‘shocking’ breast cancer waiting times, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Paramilitary element in racist disorder highlights lack of TEO work on race relations, says Bradshaw
Alliance TEO spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says the Chief Constable's confirmation of loyalist paramilitary direction of recent racist violence exposes a lack of progress from the Stormont leadership on race relations. She criticises the executive's framework for omitting paramilitaries and lacking…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Chief Constable confirms loyalist paramilitary role in recent race riots Original release: Paramilitary element in racist disorder highlights lack of TEO work on race relations, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Families and children let down by Executive inaction
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA accuses the Executive of failing to establish a Regional Children and Families Authority, recommended by the 2023 children's social care review. He criticises the Health and Justice Ministers for shelving it and for announcing the decision…
Health Issue: Regional Children and Families Authority decision announced by Health and Justice Ministers Original release: McGrath: Families and children let down by Executive inaction (opens in a new tab)
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New PSNI search guidance is confusion dressed up as compassion
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA criticises the Justice Minister's interim guidance on searching detainees, which asks the PSNI to first seek a female officer to search people who identify as women, calling it confusing and a dereliction of duty. He says officers need firm rules and that no female…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI interim guidance on searching transgender detainees Original release: New PSNI search guidance is confusion dressed up as compassion (opens in a new tab)
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British government spending billions on weapons out of touch with reality – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane criticises London's plan to add £15 billion to military spending on drones, military technology and a hybrid navy, arguing funds should instead go to healthcare, housing and tackling poverty amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: British government £15 billion extra military spending announcement Original release: British government spending billions on weapons out of touch with reality – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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No girl should have to ask permission to wear trousers to school – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says the School Uniforms Bill’s latest Assembly stage provides an opportunity to guarantee every pupil the automatic right to wear trousers, urging school uniform policy to be brought into the 21st century.
Education Disability and equality Issue: School Uniforms Bill passes Assembly stage Original release: No girl should have to ask permission to wear trousers to school – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance introduces essential legislation to end cruel so-called conversion practices
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA introduces the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill to the Assembly, seeking to ban conversion therapy and coercive conversion behaviour in Northern Ireland with penalties of fines or up to two years in custody.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill introduced to Assembly Original release: Alliance introduces essential legislation to end cruel so-called conversion practices (opens in a new tab)