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Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says Department of Health funding for the Women's Aid Federation is set to end within days and urges the Permanent Secretary to commit to continuing the £147,000 annual grant.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding (opens in a new tab)
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Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the Windsor Framework will be fully operational in two days and welcomes the UK and EU’s commitment to implement it faithfully, urging the Assembly and Executive to end the boycott, address health service problems and seize new economic opportunities.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Windsor Framework becomes fully operational Original release: Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe dismayed by loss of emergency surgery at Daisy Hill
TUV chairman Keith Ratcliffe, a Cusher councillor, says he is distressed that emergency surgery is ending at Daisy Hill, sending patients roughly 20 miles to Craigavon Area Hospital. He warns isolated communities in Newry and Armagh will be hit hardest and accuses officials of ignoring local…
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital emergency surgery loss Original release: Ratcliffe dismayed by loss of emergency surgery at Daisy Hill (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister says Belfast Trust's lack of transparency over ending its meals on wheels service has been unhelpful, and calls on the Trust to guarantee no one goes without meals and to set up a sustainable solution for users.
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Belfast Trust meals on wheels service ending without replacement Original release: Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Egan criticises decision to axe Women's Aid funding
Alliance MLA Connie Egan criticises the removal of central government funding for Women's Aid, saying Northern Ireland is now the only UK region where the group receives none. She warns the decision could harm people needing urgent help and blames the DUP's Stormont boycott.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Egan criticises decision to axe Women's Aid funding (opens in a new tab)
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Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at an Ulster Day rally in Markethill, says the demand for "equal citizenship" from the Ulster Covenant remains central to opposition to the Protocol. He warns that operating the Protocol through Stormont would make Unionism's position irretrievable and calls for…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan calls on the Taoiseach to set out his alternative to a Citizens' Assembly on constitutional change and to bring an interstate action against the British government over the Legacy Bill at the European Court of Human Rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Taoiseach's Seanad address on a Citizens' Assembly for Irish constitutional change Original release: Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan (opens in a new tab)
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Pupils can hide their “gender” from parents in NI schools
TUV leader Jim Allister calls on the Education Authority to withdraw and revise its "Supporting Transgender Young People" guidance, claiming it lets schools withhold pupils' gender transitioning from parents. He also says pronoun options in the SIMS school records system should be removed.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority "Supporting Transgender Young People" guidance and SIMS pronoun option Original release: Pupils can hide their “gender” from parents in NI schools (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party leader welcomes establishment of first consumption room in UK
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara welcomes Glasgow becoming the first UK city to open a drug consumption room, and urges other cities to move quickly. He calls for the Attorney General in Northern Ireland to follow Scotland's Lord Advocate and issue a similar decision so a facility can open in Belfast.
Health Justice and policing Issue: Glasgow drug consumption room opening Original release: Green Party leader welcomes establishment of first consumption room in UK (opens in a new tab)
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Opening of Scottish drug consumption room evidence of need for different way to tackle drugs crisis, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says the opening of Scotland's first drug consumption room in Glasgow shows new strategies are needed, citing open drug use and discarded needles in Belfast City Centre. She says consumption rooms have helped in parts of North America and calls for…
Health Issue: Glasgow drug consumption room opening Original release: Opening of Scottish drug consumption room evidence of need for different way to tackle drugs crisis, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson welcomes £60m Ice Bowl redevelopment
DUP MP Gavin Robinson welcomes a redevelopment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl worth over £60m, combining £51m from Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council with funding from the UK Government's Levelling Up programme.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Lisburn and Castlereagh Council approval of Dundonald Ice Bowl redevelopment Original release: Robinson welcomes £60m Ice Bowl redevelopment (opens in a new tab)
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US audience hears that NI’s delicate political balance must be…
DUP spokesman David Brooks MLA says he is briefing influencers and stakeholders in Boston and Washington on unionist concerns, accusing Sinn Féin of caring little for Northern Ireland and of focusing solely on a border poll, and calling for a return to a political balance that respects unionist…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: US audience hears that NI’s delicate political balance must be… (opens in a new tab)
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DUP representatives meet with Ulster Rugby
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP and Party Sports Spokesperson Stephen Dunne MLA met Ulster Rugby officials at Kingspan Stadium. Dunne calls for continued support for the sport, highlighting £5.1m from the Levelling Up Fund for 29 amateur clubs and a 3G pitch being installed at the stadium.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Ulster Rugby Levelling Up Fund award for amateur clubs Original release: DUP representatives meet with Ulster Rugby (opens in a new tab)
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Mike Nesbitt MLA has used an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement to call on the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, speaking in Boston, says the next 25 years must deliver the promised peace dividend and calls for a prosperity agenda, urging US investment and engagement with Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy III in Northern Ireland.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement 25th anniversary event in Boston Original release: Mike Nesbitt MLA has used an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement to call on the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Party endorses smoke-free Northern Ireland plans
Alliance's health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw backs a vision to cut smoking prevalence below 5% by 2035, urging swift Executive action on a new Tobacco Control Strategy, vape sales rules, retailer licensing and wider smoke-free spaces. She also warns against cutting quit-smoking programmes during…
Health Issue: Action on Smoking and Health smoke-free vision launch in Belfast Original release: Alliance Party endorses smoke-free Northern Ireland plans (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance LCCC Councillors welcome green light on redevelopment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl
Alliance councillors Sharon Lowry and Martin Gregg welcome Lisburn and Castlereagh Council's final approval of the Dundonald Ice Bowl upgrade, which Gregg says includes an Olympic-sized rink, and Naomi Long praises the move.
Local government Infrastructure and transport Issue: Lisburn and Castlereagh Council approval of Dundonald Ice Bowl redevelopment Original release: Alliance LCCC Councillors welcome green light on redevelopment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl (opens in a new tab)
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TUV responds to Lord Bew’s blandishments
TUV leader Jim Allister says Lord Bew's Sunday Politics interview urged unionism to accept the Protocol, downplaying its constitutional impact and its effect on Article 6 of the Acts of Union, and calls on unionists to reject his arguments.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Bew's Sunday Politics interview on the Protocol Original release: TUV responds to Lord Bew’s blandishments (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Cllr Áine Groogan welcomes Safe Access Zones
Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan welcomes the establishment of Safe Access Zones across all Northern Ireland trust areas from 29 September, crediting Green enabling legislation from the previous Assembly. She calls on the department to establish abortion healthcare services across…
Health Issue: Safe access zones outside Northern Ireland health clinics introduced Original release: Green Party Cllr Áine Groogan welcomes Safe Access Zones (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw delighted by introduction of safe access zones
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says she is delighted that safe access zones outside health clinics in Northern Ireland take effect from Friday, blocking anti-abortion protests and making it illegal to record, impede or harass people within them.
Health Issue: Safe access zones outside Northern Ireland health clinics introduced Original release: Bradshaw delighted by introduction of safe access zones (opens in a new tab)
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Striving to improve indoor air quality a ‘no-brainer’, says Maghie, following progression of clean indoor air motion
Alliance councillor Jenna Maghie welcomes the unanimous passing of her motion urging Belfast City Council to adopt indoor air quality measures in City Hall and other council buildings, and to sign a COVID safety pledge.
Health Local government Issue: Belfast City Council clean indoor air motion passed unanimously Original release: Striving to improve indoor air quality a ‘no-brainer’, says Maghie, following progression of clean indoor air motion (opens in a new tab)