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DUP Leader addresses National Press Club
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, speaking at the National Press Club in Washington DC, says the Windsor Framework does not resolve core problems with the NI Protocol and calls for further clarification and legal text. He also criticises a Sinn Féin newspaper advert in US papers calling for a…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sinn Féin US newspaper advert calling for a border poll Original release: DUP Leader addresses National Press Club (opens in a new tab)
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Givan comments following Dept of Health budget briefing
DUP Health Spokesperson Paul Givan, Lagan Valley MLA, says the funding gap between Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland and England is widening after a Department of Health 23/24 budget briefing, and calls on HM Treasury to fund population needs. He also welcomes Budget pension rule changes…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Department of Health financial briefing on health service funding shortfall Original release: Givan comments following Dept of Health budget briefing (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds stresses need for proper Education funding
DUP Education spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says the Independent Review of Education panel was told Education budgets are underfunded, citing real-terms cuts of around £150 million and calling for Education to be treated as 'mission critical'. She also highlights rising Special Educational Needs…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Independent Review of Education panel meeting on school funding Original release: Dodds stresses need for proper Education funding (opens in a new tab)
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Good Friday Agreement Anniversary Without Democratic Institutions Will Be A Hallow Affair- Tóibín
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: Good Friday Agreement Anniversary Without Democratic Institutions Will Be A Hallow Affair- Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Butler warns cuts to key transport service will disproportionately impact people with disabilities
UUP MLA Robbie Butler warns that budget uncertainty at Stormont risks ending the Department for Infrastructure's Disability Action Transport Scheme and Shopmobility, which have no funding guarantee beyond next month. He blames the lack of an Executive and multi-year budgets.
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Issue: Department for Infrastructure disability transport schemes funding at risk Original release: Butler warns cuts to key transport service will disproportionately impact people with disabilities (opens in a new tab)
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Extension of Veterans Mobility Fund welcome - Allen
East Belfast UUP MLA Andy Allen MBE welcomes the Government's decision to extend the Veterans Mobility Fund, crediting Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer MP after repeated representations. He also welcomes a £20 million Veterans Capital Housing Fund and says he has sought a meeting on support…
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: Veterans Mobility Fund extension announcement Original release: Extension of Veterans Mobility Fund welcome - Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Launch of crucial Autism Strategy in jeopardy
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan says vital autism legislation and the Autism Strategy may be delayed without an agreed budget, citing Health Permanent Secretary Peter May's warning about financial uncertainty and the unfilled Independent Autism Reviewer post. He calls for the strategy to proceed without…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Permanent Secretary warning on Autism Strategy delivery without budget Original release: Durkan: Launch of crucial Autism Strategy in jeopardy (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath alarmed at dire financial situation facing health service
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath says he is alarmed by the health service's financial position after a Department of Health briefing, warning of a shortfall in the hundreds of millions. He says options such as charging for hospital parking and home care support would hit people hardest and…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Department of Health financial briefing on health service funding shortfall Original release: McGrath alarmed at dire financial situation facing health service (opens in a new tab)
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Real priority is to provide the political leadership needed by our health service – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says the health service needs an Executive formed immediately to tackle the deepening hospital and frontline care crisis, after a joint warning from Royal Colleges. She urges all parties to return to the Executive table to prevent health service collapse.
Health Issue: Royal Colleges joint statement on health service crisis Original release: Real priority is to provide the political leadership needed by our health service – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Commons EU scrutiny committee blasts PM for going into hiding on Windsor Whitewash
TUV Knockagh council candidate James Strange says the Prime Minister has avoided a Commons EU scrutiny committee hearing on the Windsor Framework, citing the committee's report on EU law, regulatory divergence and Northern Ireland's lack of say in its laws.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Commons EU scrutiny committee report on Windsor Framework and Prime Minister's non-appearance Original release: Commons EU scrutiny committee blasts PM for going into hiding on Windsor Whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey gives Windsor Framework assessment during US visit
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, speaking in Washington DC, says the Windsor Framework makes significant progress but leaves key concerns unresolved, including trade within the UK internal market, EU law application and the Stormont Brake. He calls for further clarity, re-working and the UK…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework agreement between UK Government and European Union Original release: Sir Jeffrey gives Windsor Framework assessment during US visit (opens in a new tab)
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Celebrating Diversity Report published in Derry
Sinn Féin has published a report on its Derry Peoples Assembly held in December, titled 'Celebrating Diversity – Ending Division', covering themes such as protecting Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist traditions in a new Ireland and the role of a Citizens' Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Derry Peoples Assembly 'Celebrating Diversity – Ending Division' report Original release: Celebrating Diversity Report published in Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Nothing to cheer in visit of nationalist partisan, Biden
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises US President Joe Biden ahead of his visit, calling him a nationalist partisan over past opposition to IRA extraditions, remarks on the Palestinian struggle and support for the Protocol. He says Biden celebrates the Belfast Agreement, which Allister describes as…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Biden visit to Belfast for Good Friday Agreement anniversary Original release: Nothing to cheer in visit of nationalist partisan, Biden (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill calls for restored Executive without delay as she welcomes Biden visit
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Elect, says she would be delighted to welcome US President Joe Biden to Belfast for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and calls for the Executive to be restored without delay.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Biden visit to Belfast for Good Friday Agreement anniversary Original release: O’Neill calls for restored Executive without delay as she welcomes Biden visit (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Deputy Leader Welcomes Seachtain na Gaeilge
Aontú deputy leader Gemma Brolly celebrates Seachtain na Gaeilge, urging that the Irish language be accessible to all year round and calling for greater support in schools and councils, especially where it is currently limited.
Disability and equality Issue: Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 Original release: Aontú Deputy Leader Welcomes Seachtain na Gaeilge (opens in a new tab)
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World Social Work Day brings home how much needs to be done in children's and young people’s interests, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says World Social Work Day should prompt politicians to return to work urgently, citing alarming social work vacancies and children and young people being excluded from services.
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Executive needed to help families in need of care packages – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins calls for an Executive to be formed now to help families waiting for care packages, citing Department of Health figures showing 2,780 people on the waiting list and a sharp winter decline in packages delivered.
Health Issue: Department of Health figures on people waiting for care packages Original release: Executive needed to help families in need of care packages – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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TUV announce six candidates for Ards and North Down
TUV says it will put forward six candidates across Ards and North Down at the 2023 council elections, profiling them in turn. Candidates highlighted include Diane Adams, who calls for transparency and accountability from the council over the Greenway spending and Bangor seafront redevelopment.
Local government Constitutional affairs Original release: TUV announce six candidates for Ards and North Down (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Doyle Secures Guarantee Racecourse Medical Patients Won't Be Left Without GP
Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle says the Department of Health has assured him that Racecourse Medical patients will have GP access, with the Western Trust able to run the practice if no contractor is found. He reports that staff will move to any new contractor and that interviews for contractors are…
Health Local government Issue: Racecourse Medical and Bridge Street GP surgeries handing back contracts Original release: Cllr Doyle Secures Guarantee Racecourse Medical Patients Won't Be Left Without GP (opens in a new tab)
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Lady Daphne Trimble appointed UUP Honorary President
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA announces Lady Daphne Trimble as the Ulster Unionist Party’s Honorary President, praising her support during the Belfast Agreement and saying the party will seek her guidance. Lady Trimble says the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive is untenable and must be reinst
Other Constitutional affairs Issue: Lady Daphne Trimble appointed UUP Honorary President Original release: Lady Daphne Trimble appointed UUP Honorary President (opens in a new tab)