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Planning needs root-and-branch review - Butler
UUP deputy leader Robbie Butler MLA welcomes a Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry report on reforming the planning system. He calls for a full root-and-branch review and says he will press the Minister on it once a functioning Executive returns.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Chamber of Commerce report on planning system reform Original release: Planning needs root-and-branch review - Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for clarity on Strangford ferry service
Alliance Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong calls on the Department for Infrastructure to clarify its commitment to running the Strangford Lough ferry after a suspended service on 26 December left passengers stranded. She disputes the Department's 98-99 per cent availability figure.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Strangford Lough ferry service suspension on 26 December Original release: Armstrong calls for clarity on Strangford ferry service (opens in a new tab)
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Climate Commissioner role key to meeting our climate change targets, says Donnelly and Blair
Alliance MLAs Danny Donnelly and John Blair call for the creation of a Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner, a requirement of the Climate Change Act, and urge the restoration of the Executive so the legislation can be brought forward urgently.
Environment and climate Original release: Climate Commissioner role key to meeting our climate change targets, says Donnelly and Blair (opens in a new tab)
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McReynolds welcomes NI Chamber of Commerce paper on reforms to planning system
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Peter McReynolds MLA welcomes a newly published paper from the Chamber of Commerce with 10 recommendations to improve planning, and calls for legislation for planning reform in a future Executive. He also backs priority for renewable energy projects to help…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Chamber of Commerce report on planning system reform Original release: McReynolds welcomes NI Chamber of Commerce paper on reforms to planning system (opens in a new tab)
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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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Where does Sinn Fein stand on Omagh inquiry?
DUP Legacy spokesperson Emma Little-Pengelly MLA says the Irish Government's criticism of UK legacy policy rings hollow because it refuses a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing. She calls on Sinn Fein to clarify its position on a Republic of Ireland inquiry.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Omagh bomb public inquiry Irish Government refusal Original release: Where does Sinn Fein stand on Omagh inquiry? (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane reiterates support for interstate case against shameful Legacy Act
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane backs the Irish Government's decision to bring an interstate challenge to the UK Legacy Act, which he says breaches international human rights law and seeks to block families' pursuit of truth through the courts.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Irish Government interstate challenge to UK Legacy Act Original release: Finucane reiterates support for interstate case against shameful Legacy Act (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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30 years of Loyalist ceasefires is enough. Time for disbandment – Nesbitt
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt, also a Policing Board member, calls for loyalist paramilitary groups to fully disband and disarm by October 2024, the 30th anniversary of their 1994 ceasefires. He says the groups should be held to that deadline, and that tackling deprivation and criminality needs wider…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: 30th anniversary of loyalist paramilitary ceasefires call for disbandment Original release: 30 years of Loyalist ceasefires is enough. Time for disbandment – Nesbitt (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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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)