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Sinn Féin welcomes progress on return to power-sharing
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says she is optimistic after the DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson publicly committed to restoring the northern institutions before the early February deadline. She welcomes the DUP's pledge to respect the Assembly election result and calls for swift focus on public…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Jeffrey Donaldson's declaration on returning to power-sharing institutions Original release: Sinn Féin welcomes progress on return to power-sharing (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus welcomes Power sharing breakthrough
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus welcomes the DUP's decision to let the Assembly and Executive return, saying residents have gone two years without a working executive. He wants European Parliament engagement with the Assembly re-established.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP decision to restore Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Original release: MacManus welcomes Power sharing breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
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Separating the fact from fiction
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP's deal with the government leaves the Protocol unaltered, keeps Northern Ireland under the EU Customs Code and the Irish Sea border, and fails the DUP's own Seven Tests, calling on Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to be ashamed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP deal with the government on the Windsor Framework Original release: Separating the fact from fiction (opens in a new tab)
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Statement by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the party will nominate members to the Executive and support calling an Assembly meeting to elect a Speaker, subject to the UK Government delivering agreed commitments and passing new legislation, after a package of measures on the Northern Ireland Protocol…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP decision to restore Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Original release: Statement by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed now to make dental services sustainable – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says an Executive must be restored now with a Health Minister in place to reform NHS dentistry, following an open letter from the Dental Practice Committee chair backed by 720 dentists. She warns of patient access problems, staffing shortages and a threat to services.
Health Issue: Dental Practice Committee open letter on NHS dentistry sustainability Original release: Executive needed now to make dental services sustainable – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party leader hopes that we aren’t facing another false dawn for stable governance
Green Party leader Mal O’Hara says a behind‑closed‑doors deal to restore the Assembly would be a temporary fix, not a cure for the housing crisis, long waiting lists, public‑sector pay and environmental failings, and calls for a review of governance and citizens assemblies.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP decision to restore Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Original release: Green Party leader hopes that we aren’t facing another false dawn for stable governance (opens in a new tab)
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Swann and Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on tackling the Public Health impacts of smoking and vaping
UUP MLAs Robin Swann and health spokesperson Alan Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office report on smoking and vaping, citing rising youth vaping and calling for a licensing regime, tougher enforcement and a ban on single-use vapes.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on smoking and public health Original release: Swann and Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on tackling the Public Health impacts of smoking and vaping (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must catch up on bowel cancer surveillance, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw warns that Northern Ireland lags behind England on surveillance for Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition raising bowel cancer risk, citing Bowel Cancer UK analysis showing only about half of NI patients receive recommended checks.
Health Issue: Bowel Cancer UK analysis on Lynch Syndrome surveillance Original release: Northern Ireland must catch up on bowel cancer surveillance, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Party backs dentists' call for urgent action on Health Service dentistry
Alliance backs a letter from 720 dentists urging action to save NHS-funded dentistry, with South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw saying the party will meet dentists next month and watch Department proposals on contract reform. East Antrim MLA Danny Donnelly welcomes the dentists' concerns about…
Health Issue: Dental Practice Committee open letter on NHS dentistry sustainability Original release: Alliance Party backs dentists' call for urgent action on Health Service dentistry (opens in a new tab)
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Still much more to do on reducing smoking and vaping, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says a NI Audit Office report on smoking shows significant progress but a widening gap in deprived areas, and calls for targeted programmes, further interventions and effective enforcement, including on vaping.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on smoking and public health Original release: Still much more to do on reducing smoking and vaping, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Statement on Restoration of the Devolved Institutions
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP welcomes the restoration of Northern Ireland's devolved institutions as positive for workers, communities and businesses. He urges incoming Ministers to prioritise restoring public services and a fair pay award for workers, and says the party will hold talks with the…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Restoration of Northern Ireland's devolved institutions Original release: SDLP Statement on Restoration of the Devolved Institutions (opens in a new tab)
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Baroness Kate Hoey, Ben Habib, Jim Allister KC MLA and Jamie Bryson publish significant paper – No Deal is better than a Bad Deal
TUV's Jim Allister and co-authors Baroness Kate Hoey, Ben Habib and Jamie Bryson publish a paper urging unionists to reject any DUP return to Stormont under the Protocol, warning it would entrench an Irish Sea border and Irish Republic involvement in governance.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Co-authored paper opposing DUP return to Stormont under the Protocol Original release: Baroness Kate Hoey, Ben Habib, Jim Allister KC MLA and Jamie Bryson publish significant paper – No Deal is better than a Bad Deal (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must act quickly to match England on disposable vape ban, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges Northern Ireland to quickly enact its already drafted disposable vape ban so it does not lag behind the UK Government's planned sales ban in England, and calls for an Assembly to be restored to progress the legislation.
Health Issue: UK Government announcement of disposable vape ban in England Original release: Northern Ireland must act quickly to match England on disposable vape ban, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Allister urges anti-Protocol unionists to increasingly stand together
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at the Newry & Armagh TUV annual dinner, urges anti-Protocol unionists to stand together and unite against any unionist implementation of the Protocol through Stormont. He says unionists of all party affiliations should not be left without a political home if the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister urges anti-Protocol unionists to increasingly stand together (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie warns UK Government to treat Executive parties equally
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA warns the UK Government not to ignore parties entitled to join an Executive and to publish details of any proposed deal to all parties. He says the UUP has not been told the deal's contents, following a leaked email about a DUP Executive meeting.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Leaked email on DUP Executive meeting about UK Government proposed deal Original release: Beattie warns UK Government to treat Executive parties equally (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson moves legislation on British Citizenship rights
DUP Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP says his Private Members' Bill, which has passed Second Reading in the Commons, would extend British citizenship and passport rights to Republic-of-Ireland-born people who have settled in Northern Ireland.
Immigration Constitutional affairs Issue: Private Members' Bill on British citizenship for Republic-born residents passes Second Reading Original release: Robinson moves legislation on British Citizenship rights (opens in a new tab)
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Beware of spin claiming removal of Irish Sea border
TUV leader Jim Allister warns unionists against spin claiming the Irish Sea border has been removed, arguing that easements in the green lane or abolition of checks would not remove the legal basis of the border while the Protocol remains unchanged.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Government offer to the DUP on the Irish Sea Border Original release: Beware of spin claiming removal of Irish Sea border (opens in a new tab)
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Infrastructure investment reduction could jeopardise housing supply targets, says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong raises concern that a reduced NI Water budget from the Department for Infrastructure could stop new builds connecting, threatening social housing supply. She urges the Civil Service head to require departments to publish impact reports on cross-departmental effects of…
Housing Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department for Infrastructure NI Water budget reduction and housing connections Original release: Infrastructure investment reduction could jeopardise housing supply targets, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Viberoptix must retain as many staff as possible – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges Coalisland fibre firm Viberoptix to engage constructively with staff over possible job cuts, and to retain as many workers as possible as Project Stratum funding ends.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Viberoptix possible redundancies following Project Stratum contract end Original release: Viberoptix must retain as many staff as possible – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges the Southern Trust to keep women informed about delays in the cervical smear test review, noting over 16,000 are still awaiting results. She calls women's health services unfit for purpose and demands a restored Executive and health minister to deliver a women's…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Southern Trust cervical smear test review delays and notification backlog Original release: Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review (opens in a new tab)