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‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says an Executive is urgently needed to reduce health waiting lists, responding to Department of Health figures showing almost 360,000 people waiting. He calls on the DUP to end its boycott and join other parties in the Assembly on Monday.
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: ‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara responds to the Northern Ireland environmental statistics report, citing emissions at 5 per cent of the UK total, falling biodiversity and protected-site condition, and falling recycling rates. He calls for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment and climate Issue: Northern Ireland environmental statistics report 2022 Original release: Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP urges DUP to get back to work
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP urges DUP to get back to work (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath calls for an ambitious plan to cut health waiting lists after figures showed 358,807 people awaiting a first consultant-led outpatient appointment. He says the £46m announced by Health Minister Robin Swann will have a negligible impact and urges an Executive to be…
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
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Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation
TUV South Antrim representative Mel Lucas says the DUP agreed the substance of Irish language legislation introduced at Westminster, claiming it conceded the measure to restore Stormont and was passed there to avoid Assembly debate. He warns it will disadvantage non-Irish speakers in public sector…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes confirmation that legislation for an Irish Language Act will be tabled, and calls for it to be delivered before Westminster's summer recess. She blames unionist parties for reneging on the commitment in the 2020 New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says a recall motion has been tabled to reconvene the Assembly, elect a Speaker and First and deputy First Ministers, so an Executive can be formed and deliver over £420 million to households and an extra £1 billion for health services, urging the DUP to cease blocking it.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recall motion to elect Speaker and First Ministers Original release: Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the Assembly so an Executive can be formed and hospital waiting lists tackled. He says the Health Minister has warned that without a three-year budget, strategic health investment will be harder, and pledges £1billion extra for…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister warning on lack of three-year budget without Executive Original release: DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre
UUP councillor Matthew Bell welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's selection of Omagh Hospital as the site of the next regional day procedure centre, saying it will be a ring-fenced hub for day case surgery and that extra theatre sessions will cut waits for urology and general surgery.
Health Issue: Omagh Hospital selected as regional day procedure centre Original release: Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill welcomes confirmation that the British government will table Irish Language Act legislation in Westminster, and calls for it to be done before the summer recess. She also welcomes £4 million funding for An Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin welcomes steps to address HRT shortage
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's move to let pharmacists substitute medicines during HRT shortages. She says she had called for action after women reported struggling to access the medication.
Health Issue: Pharmacist substitution measure for HRT medicine shortage Original release: McLaughlin welcomes steps to address HRT shortage (opens in a new tab)
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Time for ‘Practical Measures’ to address HRT shortage, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA calls for practical measures to address the UK-wide HRT shortage affecting women in Northern Ireland, pointing to English pharmacy swap powers and urging a Women's Health Strategy with specialist menopause clinics.
Health Disability and equality Issue: UK HRT shortage affecting women in Northern Ireland Original release: Time for ‘Practical Measures’ to address HRT shortage, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin calls for urgent action to address HRT shortage
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin urges Health Minister Robin Swann to act urgently on an HRT medication shortage, proposing pharmacists be allowed to substitute prescriptions as in England and Scotland.
Health Issue: HRT medication shortage in Northern Ireland Original release: McLaughlin calls for urgent action to address HRT shortage (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's sign-off on a Ballyclare package that includes 699 homes, public spaces and completion of the northern Ballyclare Relief Road. He says it will ease town-centre traffic, shorten commuter journeys and bring economic and…
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Ballyclare urban investment programme and relief road completion approved Original release: Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment (opens in a new tab)
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DUP must end Executive boycott to support children with autism- Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan urges the DUP to end its Executive boycott and return to government, citing Department of Health figures showing autism diagnoses in children have risen fourfold in a decade and will add pressure on special educational needs services.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health figures on childhood autism diagnoses over ten years Original release: DUP must end Executive boycott to support children with autism- Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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City Status for Bangor welcomed
Green Party NI representative Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes the announcement that Bangor is to be granted city status by the Queen, citing projects including the Court House refurbishment, the £50m Belfast City Region Deal investment and the Queens Parade and Royal Hotel developments.
Local government Economy and employment Issue: Bangor city status announcement Original release: City Status for Bangor welcomed (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Education Minister must improve support for children with Special Educational Needs
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan calls on the Education Minister to act on support for children with special educational needs after reports that autism diagnoses among NI pupils have quadrupled in a decade. He urges a regional plan for special schools, autism training for educators, and…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health figures on childhood autism diagnoses over ten years Original release: McCrossan: Education Minister must improve support for children with Special Educational Needs (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes review into waiting list communication
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the start of a review into how health trusts communicate with patients on waiting lists. He says Sinn Féin is ready to restore the Executive to invest an extra £1 billion over three years, and calls on the DUP to end its boycott.
Health Issue: Review of health trust communication with waiting list patients Original release: Gildernew welcomes review into waiting list communication (opens in a new tab)
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There should be no further impediments in commissioning abortion services, says Bradshaw
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says there should be no further impediments to fully commissioning abortion services in Northern Ireland. She urges Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to take immediate steps ahead of his expected plans to speed up delivery.
Health Issue: Secretary of State plans to accelerate abortion services commissioning Original release: There should be no further impediments in commissioning abortion services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson extremely disappointed at number of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says he is disappointed that PSNI figures show homophobic and transphobic hate crimes at their highest level since records began. He blames the DUP for blocking the Executive from progressing hate crime legislation and calls for an Executive to be restored.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: PSNI homophobic and transphobic hate crime figures 2021-22 Original release: Tennyson extremely disappointed at number of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes (opens in a new tab)