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Bold and decisive action needed in 2024 to restore our natural environment, says Blair
Alliance spokesperson John Blair MLA calls for 2024 to bring significant progress on restoring the natural environment, citing an RSPB report on threatened species and pressing DAERA on marine strategies, Lough Neagh and the Waste Management Strategy.
Environment and climate Original release: Bold and decisive action needed in 2024 to restore our natural environment, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to support GP practices – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for an Executive to be restored now to support GP practices, after a Larne-area practice announced it will hand back its contract affecting over 8,000 patients. She urges the DUP to end its blockade.
Health Issue: Larne GP practice handing back contract Original release: Executive needed to support GP practices – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill tells nurses there should be no delay in forming Executive and delivering fair pay rises
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says there should be no further delay in restoring the Executive and securing pay settlements for nurses and other public workers after meeting the Royal College of Nursing. She calls on the DUP to end its blockade and urges the Secretary of…
Health Economy and employment Original release: O’Neill tells nurses there should be no delay in forming Executive and delivering fair pay rises (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - Talks with Government Recommence
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says talks with the Government are set to restart this week, aiming for a fair outcome that restores Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market and reverses the destabilising NI Protocol arrangements.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP talks with Government on NI Protocol restart Original release: Sir Jeffrey - Talks with Government Recommence (opens in a new tab)
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So called ‘privileged access’ to EU single market means submissive access
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's pursuit of 'privileged access' for Northern Ireland to the EU single market for goods would in reality mean submissive access, bringing EU law, the EU court and an Irish Sea border. He points to Annex 2 of the Protocol as evidence of the cost.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Donaldson's seeking privileged EU single market access for Northern Ireland goods Original release: So called ‘privileged access’ to EU single market means submissive access (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Áine Groogan will attempt to overturn SF & DUP carve-up
Green Party Councillor Áine Groogan criticises Sinn Féin and DUP for seeking to overturn a £800,000 Neighbourhood Regeneration Funding award to Sólás, a South Belfast charity for children with special needs. She says she will propose rejecting the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee's…
Local government Disability and equality Issue: Sólás funding cut at south Belfast area working group Original release: Cllr Áine Groogan will attempt to overturn SF & DUP carve-up (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter: Junior doctors' concerns cannot be ignored
SDLP Young People's Spokesperson and East Derry MLA Cara Hunter warns that junior doctors' concerns must not be ignored, citing reports that three-quarters are considering leaving for better pay and conditions. She urges the UK Government's Northern Ireland minister to open talks with the…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Reports that three-quarters of junior doctors are considering leaving the North Original release: Hunter: Junior doctors' concerns cannot be ignored (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: No rollback on climate change commitments
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says the UK Government must not roll back climate commitments, opposing the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill ahead of its Commons second reading. She backs an amendment to block it and calls for renewables and energy efficiency instead.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill second reading in Commons Original release: Hanna: No rollback on climate change commitments (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons: Sólás funding cut must be reversed
SDLP councillor Dónal Lyons calls for a reversal of a 97% funding cut, over £750,000, to Sólás, a south Belfast group supporting children and young people with disabilities, after DUP and Sinn Féin councillors backed it.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Sólás funding cut at south Belfast area working group Original release: Lyons: Sólás funding cut must be reversed (opens in a new tab)
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2024 is the year of momentous political change – Senator Paul Gavan
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan urges supporters, trade unionists and community activists to make 2024 a year of political change, calling for a change of government over housing and health and urging a vote in the June local and European elections. He also calls on the Irish Government to back South…
Other Housing Original release: 2024 is the year of momentous political change – Senator Paul Gavan (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Party happy to exclude unionist views
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell says the Alliance Party is content to exclude unionist views, accusing it of settling for a poor Protocol deal, mocking DUP demands during the Executive, and inconsistency over calls for an Executive without nationalists.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Alliance Party happy to exclude unionist views (opens in a new tab)
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Intertrade UK / East-West Council no substitute for binning the Protocol
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell says an Intertrade UK or East-West body is no substitute for removing the Protocol, claiming TUV proposed the idea in 2020 and that the DUP and UUP have now adopted it. He calls on both parties to state clearly that such a body would not resolve the Protocol's…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UUP call for Intertrade UK body on east-west trade Original release: Intertrade UK / East-West Council no substitute for binning the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland cannot serve two masters – only removal from EU single market can restore us to UK internal market.
TUV leader Jim Allister says Northern Ireland cannot be restored to the UK internal market while remaining in the EU single market, arguing that only leaving that market on the same basis as Great Britain would reverse the suspension of Article 6 of the Acts of Union.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Northern Ireland cannot serve two masters – only removal from EU single market can restore us to UK internal market. (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills 48 years on
TUV councillor Keith Ratcliffe marks the 48th anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre, accusing the IRA of a callous killing and saying Dublin has obstructed truth-seeking. He calls on Sinn Fein to rename a Newry, Mourne and Down play park named after Raymond McCreesh before any nomination of…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Kingsmills 48 years on (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill backs nurses’ demand for fair pay now for public service workers
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, writes to the Royal College of Nursing backing fair pay rises and safe conditions for health staff. She calls on the British Secretary of State to implement pay rises for public service workers while no Executive functions, and urges the DUP…
Health Economy and employment Original release: O’Neill backs nurses’ demand for fair pay now for public service workers (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson calls out Alliance hypocrisy on minority vetoes
TUV North Down spokesperson Peter Wilson accuses Alliance's Stephen Farry of hypocrisy, claiming Alliance has used a call-in procedure on Ards and North Down Council to block Union Flag displays on war memorials despite majority public support. He says Farry should first examine his own party's…
Constitutional affairs Local government Issue: Farry calls for Unionists to be denied minority veto on government formation Original release: Wilson calls out Alliance hypocrisy on minority vetoes (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Lauren Kendall welcomes launch of Night Safe Charter
Green Party councillor Lauren Kendall welcomes the launch of a night safety charter for venues, backed by Hospitality Ulster and White Ribbon NI, calling it a step toward protecting women and girls. She calls for a working government to fund the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Hospitality Ulster and White Ribbon NI Night Safe Charter launch Original release: Cllr Lauren Kendall welcomes launch of Night Safe Charter (opens in a new tab)
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Commitment to nurses pay parity must be honoured - Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA says the agreed pay parity commitment for health workers should be honoured, and calls on the Secretary of State to legislate if Stormont is not imminently restored, blaming the DUP for the deadlock as the RCN threatens renewed strike action over the…
Health Economy and employment Issue: RCN letter on nursing pay award and strike threat Original release: Commitment to nurses pay parity must be honoured - Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Four fatalities on our roads ‘a devastating start to 2024’ – Martin Kenny TD
Sinn Féin transport spokesperson Martin Kenny TD expresses sorrow over four road deaths in the first days of 2024 and calls on the government to fund the Garda Roads Policing Unit and restore a €150m cut to road maintenance.
Infrastructure and transport Justice and policing Original release: Four fatalities on our roads ‘a devastating start to 2024’ – Martin Kenny TD (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed now to help support health service – Dillon
SF MLA Linda Dillon says emergency department waiting times across the north are unacceptable, citing 866 people waiting for treatment and 385 waiting over 12 hours, and urges parties to restore the Executive now to fund health services.
Health Issue: Emergency department waiting times figures January 2024 Original release: Executive needed now to help support health service – Dillon (opens in a new tab)