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Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins's commitment to supporting community transport providers, after a meeting between the minister and the Community Transport Association. He credits an extra £1 million investment for maintaining and expanding rural and older…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister meeting with Community Transport Association on community transport funding Original release: Community transport ‘crucial’ in keeping people connected – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney urges road users to take care, especially on rural roads, after meeting Department for Infrastructure officials about hazards near the Nutts Corner junction and Moira Road in South Antrim. He calls for traffic arrangements to be kept under review and cites rising…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: We all have a responsibility to promote safety on our roads – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA urges the Health Minister to act quickly on autism provision ahead of an Assembly motion tomorrow. She cites long assessment waits, a postcode lottery in respite services, and calls for a plan to cut waiting lists and deliver the Autism Strategy.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Alliance Assembly motion on autism services and support Original release: Minister must urgently outline plans to better autism services and provide support for struggling families, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project
Sinn Féin Derry City and Strabane councillor Paul Boggs welcomes a briefing from the Department for Infrastructure on the A5 project to the A5/N2 cross-border working group and the group's united stance on delivery. He also welcomes two days of public exhibitions on new route options between…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: A5/N2 cross-border working group briefing from Department for Infrastructure Original release: Boggs welcomes united front on A5 project (opens in a new tab)
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Safe access zones law working as intended
The Green Party welcomes a judgment upholding Northern Ireland's Safe Access Zones legislation, saying the courts have confirmed the law is lawful and proportionate and protects people accessing abortion services. Cllr Groogan says the law is working as intended.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Supreme Court judgment on Safe Access Zones law Original release: Safe access zones law working as intended (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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New Richhill Office Strengthens Local DUP Presence - Robinson
The DUP says party leader Gavin Robinson MP opened MLA Gareth Wilson's expanded constituency office in Richhill, which it presents as strengthening representation across Newry and Armagh. Robinson praises Wilson's council record and describes him as the sole unionist voice for the area.
Other Issue: Gareth Wilson new Richhill constituency office opening Original release: New Richhill Office Strengthens Local DUP Presence - Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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£550 million investment will be warmly welcomed by all – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes a near £550 million package to renew and expand trains on the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise line, announced by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and backed by the Irish government and EU. He says it will benefit commuters and support retail, business and…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: £550 million Belfast to Dublin Enterprise rail fleet investment Original release: £550 million investment will be warmly welcomed by all – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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Immediate clarity needed on cost of storing and maintaining new electric buses sitting idle for years due to lack of charging infrastructure – John Brady TD
Sinn Féin TD John Brady, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, demands urgent figures on what it costs to store and maintain 110 idle double-deck electric buses, some unused for up to 900 days. He says the NTA's reply to the committee omitted these costs and calls on the Transport Minister to…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Idle electric buses lacking charging infrastructure, NTA storage and maintenance costs Original release: Immediate clarity needed on cost of storing and maintaining new electric buses sitting idle for years due to lack of charging infrastructure – John Brady TD (opens in a new tab)
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Maternal Mental Health Week: Sorca Clarke TD welcomes progress in the North but slams continued delays in the South
Sinn Féin's mental health spokesperson Sorca Clarke TD welcomes progress on a Mother and Baby Unit in the North while criticising delays to a Perinatal Mother and Baby Unit in the South. She calls on the Health Minister to set a site selection deadline, a feasibility study timeline and an opening…
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Martin: Roads crisis remains despite pothole repair claims
DUP MLA and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter Martin says roads remain at crisis point despite Department claims of 10,000 pothole repairs in two months. He says the Committee will seek clarity from the Minister on the repair rate and how the extra £40 million was spent.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department for Infrastructure repair of over 10,000 road defects Original release: Martin: Roads crisis remains despite pothole repair claims (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds welcomes confirmation of key cancer drug use in NI
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds welcomes Health Minister confirmation that Keytruda is already available in three Health Trusts, and urges swift rollout to the remaining two areas. She says the immunotherapy could save lives.
Health Issue: Keytruda cancer drug availability in Northern Ireland Health Trusts Original release: Dodds welcomes confirmation of key cancer drug use in NI (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin Magherafelt office already delivering benefits for constituents – Mallaghan
Sinn Féin MP Cathal Mallaghan marks the first anniversary of the Magherafelt Constituency Office, saying it has secured over £1 million for Mid Ulster residents through casework and thanking constituency staff.
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New cancer drug must be available to patients here – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard writes to Health Minister Mike Nesbitt demanding the immediate rollout of Keytruda, a new injectable cancer immunotherapy being introduced in England and Wales, and asks for a clear timeline for its use in Northern Ireland.
Health Issue: Keytruda cancer drug rollout in England and Wales Original release: New cancer drug must be available to patients here – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Sinn Féin teaming up with DUP to thwart greater scrutiny at Stormont
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA accuses Sinn Féin and the DUP of voting together against SDLP amendments to the Fiscal Council Bill, which would have let the council assess Programme for Government delivery and the economic impact of Executive decisions. He says the two parties…
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fiscal Council Bill amendments on Programme for Government scrutiny Original release: O’Toole: Sinn Féin teaming up with DUP to thwart greater scrutiny at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation
UUP's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces he has approved changes to childcare regulation after consultation, limiting GP-countersigned health declarations to senior childcare roles and altering adult:child ratios for childminders and group day care from 1 June 2026.
Education Health Issue: Health Minister childcare regulation changes on GP declarations and adult:child ratios Original release: Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces changes to areas of childcare regulation (opens in a new tab)
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Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, welcomes Regional Community Resilience Group engagement with residents after flooding and calls for the refreshed flood protocol to be aligned with a clear operational plan and a named council oversight official.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Antrim flooding after Storm Chandra Regional Community Resilience Group meeting Original release: Antrim flood protocol must be aligned with clear operational plan – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt highlights critical role of primary care elective services
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt praises primary care elective services after a visit to Glengormley Practice, citing £2.9million funding, over 1,450 GP vasectomies and around 3,000 gynaecology procedures. He says the model is cutting hospital waiting lists and looks forward to more elective pathways…
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Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken condemns the lack of an agreed Executive budget, saying departments face real-terms cuts under interim spending limits and health services, including staff pay awards and waiting list progress, are suffering.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services (opens in a new tab)
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Repair of thousands of road defects ‘positive news’ – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Department for Infrastructure crews having repaired over 10,000 road defects in eight weeks, commends workers after a difficult period of bad weather, and calls for the Executive to be properly funded.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department for Infrastructure repair of over 10,000 road defects Original release: Repair of thousands of road defects ‘positive news’ – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan
SF MLA Philip McGuigan, chair of the Health Committee, welcomes progress on a perinatal mental health unit for mothers and babies in Belfast following a Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announcement. He says interim support has not been agreed and urges the minister to avoid further delays, secure…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)