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Rail Review Must Be Published As Soon As Possible – MacManus & Kenny
MEP Chris MacManus and TD Martin Kenny say the all‑island rail review must be published immediately and reaffirm Sinn Féin’s support for reopening the Western Rail Corridor, urging the Minister to act without delay and to progress from the recommended partial Athenry‑Claremorris opening towards a
Infrastructure and transport Issue: All‑island rail review for Western Rail Corridor Original release: Rail Review Must Be Published As Soon As Possible – MacManus & Kenny (opens in a new tab)
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Father of three and TUV candidate speaks out on proposed loss of Causeway maternity services
TUV candidate Jonathan McAuley expresses disappointment at the proposed closure of the Causeway Hospital maternity ward, arguing Antrim cannot cope with current workload and that women are transferred from Antrim to Causeway. He says staff feel the 14-week consultation was a waste of time and…
Health Issue: Causeway Hospital maternity services proposed closure consultation Original release: Father of three and TUV candidate speaks out on proposed loss of Causeway maternity services (opens in a new tab)
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Queen’s University must reverse decision to cut staff pay – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy calls on Queen’s University to reverse its decision to cut pay for staff participating in an examinations and assessment boycott, urging the university to respect workers’ right to campaign for fair pay and to work with the UCU on urgent solutions.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Queen’s University staff pay cut decision Original release: Queen’s University must reverse decision to cut staff pay – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Ending of Pathway Fund would punish our most vulnerable children, says Egan
Alliance Education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA calls for an extension of the Pathway Fund, which ends in June 2023 without extra funding, saying cuts would hurt the most vulnerable early years children. She has written to the Permanent Secretary of Education and blames the DUP for the lack of a…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed removal of the Pathway Fund Original release: Ending of Pathway Fund would punish our most vulnerable children, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Every NI council needs a green new deal, says Alexander
Alliance council candidate Robbie Alexander calls for every Northern Ireland council to create a green new deal to tackle climate change, citing carbon-neutral council facilities, ending single-use plastics, safe cycle lanes and living wage employment. The call comes ahead of Alliance's local…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Every NI council needs a green new deal, says Alexander (opens in a new tab)
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Long and Bradshaw hold "useful and helpful" meeting with hospital group
Alliance MLAs Naomi Long and Paula Bradshaw describe their Enniskillen meeting with campaign group SOAH as useful, saying they will follow up its concerns with the Western Trust and Department of Health over South West Acute Hospital services. Bradshaw calls for a locally accountable health…
Health Issue: Alliance meeting with SOAH group on South West Acute Hospital Original release: Long and Bradshaw hold "useful and helpful" meeting with hospital group (opens in a new tab)
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Ireland can be a European leader of prosperity, peace and hope – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD urges Ireland to position itself as a European leader in prosperity, peace and hope, in an address in Brussels. She argues EU membership should be driven by solidarity, affordable housing, public healthcare and education, and rejects calls to abandon…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Ireland can be a European leader of prosperity, peace and hope – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Budget a hammer blow for education: Dodds
DUP Education Spokesperson Diane Dodds, Upper Bann MLA, calls the Secretary of State's budget a hammer blow for education, saying a 2.4% cash-terms cut of about £70m will add to underfunding and that school building projects and a digital devices scheme have been suspended. She calls for a review…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Stormont budget cuts outlined by the Secretary of State Original release: Budget a hammer blow for education: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Pathway Fund must remain – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart writes to the Department of Education’s Permanent Secretary urging the Pathway Fund to stay, saying its loss would devastate vulnerable young people and questioning the rationale for its removal.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed removal of the Pathway Fund Original release: Pathway Fund must remain – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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TUV responds to budget announcement
TUV leader Jim Allister accuses Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris of using the budget to pressure Unionists over Stormont and the Protocol, and says Stormont's own mismanagement and failure to agree a budget contributed to the shortfall, citing DFI spending on cycle lanes over road maintenance.
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Issue: British government cuts to Northern Ireland education budget 2023/24 Original release: TUV responds to budget announcement (opens in a new tab)
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Serious collision on A5 road – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew, present at the scene, urges motorists and residents to cooperate with emergency services after a serious multi-vehicle collision on the A5 near Aughnacloy this morning, warning of local disruption.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A5 multi-vehicle collision near Aughnacloy Original release: Serious collision on A5 road – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Patients will come to harm following budget allocations - Chambers
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA warns that the flat cash budget allocation to the Department of Health will harm patients, citing cuts to waiting list, cancer and mental health funding and the £300m overspend. He calls for the health service to be treated as a priority.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Department of Health flat cash budget allocation 2023 Original release: Patients will come to harm following budget allocations - Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action is needed to prevent more senseless tragedy on the A5, says Donnelly
Alliance Omagh Councillor Stephen Donnelly calls for urgent action to prevent further fatalities on the A5 after a fatal collision near Aughnacloy that police say killed three people and injured four. He says there are clear public safety issues that must be addressed as a priority.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A5 multi-vehicle collision near Aughnacloy Original release: Urgent action is needed to prevent more senseless tragedy on the A5, says Donnelly (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont Budget: Carroll Urges Grassroots Resistance To Cuts
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls the Stormont budget an outright attack on schoolchildren, the sick, vulnerable and workers, and says the party will organise grassroots resistance to the cuts set out by the Secretary of State.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Stormont budget cuts outlined by the Secretary of State Original release: Stormont Budget: Carroll Urges Grassroots Resistance To Cuts (opens in a new tab)
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Teacher strike action should be a catalyst for the DUP to get back to work, says Egan
Alliance Education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says teachers' full-day strike over pay should prompt the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont and restore the Executive and an Education Minister. She says teachers are undervalued and underpaid and calls for a negotiated pay solution.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Five teaching unions strike over pay in Northern Ireland Original release: Teacher strike action should be a catalyst for the DUP to get back to work, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Crucial integrated education recommendations are delivered upon, says Armstrong
Alliance's Kellie Armstrong MLA urges the Department of Education to act on the recommendations in its first Integrated Education Strategy, which sets out actions for the department and bodies such as the Education Authority. She welcomes the strategy as a step forward but says it needs to be more…
Education Issue: Department of Education first Integrated Education Strategy publication Original release: Crucial integrated education recommendations are delivered upon, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Department and Trust must work to protect Kilkeel GP services
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe calls on the Department of Health and the Southern Trust to act quickly to protect GP services in Kilkeel after a decision to hand back the surgery's primary care contract. She says the 9,000 affected patients need new contract holders appointed and services maintained.
Health Issue: Kilkeel Primary Care Centre GP contract handback Original release: Department and Trust must work to protect Kilkeel GP services (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - "Time for Treasury Rethink on Public Sector Pay"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP calls for a Treasury rethink on public sector pay, arguing the Barnett funding model needs re-examining so public services can recruit and retain staff lost to agencies or other countries.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Sir Jeffrey - "Time for Treasury Rethink on Public Sector Pay" (opens in a new tab)
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Children in our schools paying the price for ‘damaging and irreparable’ Tory cuts – Sheehan
SDLP... no. Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says children in schools are paying for Tory cuts, citing a halted device scheme for pupils and no new school buildings or extensions starting in 2023/24. He calls for the British government to invest properly in public services and for an Executive to be…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: British government cuts to Northern Ireland education budget 2023/24 Original release: Children in our schools paying the price for ‘damaging and irreparable’ Tory cuts – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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British Government should end cruel cuts and invest in public services – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy calls on the British Government to end cuts to local budgets and public services and invest seriously in them. He cites the Public Sector Chairs forum's challenge to Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris and school funding cuts, and says the Executive must be restored.
Public finance and taxation Education Issue: Public Sector Chairs forum challenge to Secretary of State over public spending cuts Original release: British Government should end cruel cuts and invest in public services – Murphy (opens in a new tab)