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McNulty welcomes major investment for Daisy Hill
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty welcomes a £9.2 million Department of Health investment in Daisy Hill Hospital, which will fund an MRI suite and wider service upgrades. He calls for these upgrades to be progressed at pace and kept on track.
Health Original release: McNulty welcomes major investment for Daisy Hill (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Time to end the dramatics and get to work
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says his party put a proposal to change the rules for nominating an Assembly Speaker, arguing it could restore the institutions with nationalist, unionist and other support. He urges party leaders to end the dramatics and work intensively on restoring devolution.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood: Time to end the dramatics and get to work (opens in a new tab)
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TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the SDLP for withdrawing from talks with the Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary over Sinn Fein's exclusion, and says TUV was not asked to attend. He calls on the UK Government to refuse Mary Lou McDonald a place at such talks and urges Unionists to end…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Untitled (opens in a new tab)
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Data sharing agreement entrenches the Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MLA argues that the UK-EU agreement on EU access to UK IT systems entrenches the Protocol, by committing UK trade data such as customs declarations and manifests to one-way sharing with the EU. He says the UK government has moved to the EU position and calls for radical…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Data sharing agreement entrenches the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Comment on British government exclusion of Mary Lou McDonald from today’s roundtable meeting
Sinn Féin criticises the British government for excluding party leader Mary Lou McDonald from a roundtable with the Northern Ireland Secretary and Foreign Secretary, calling it bad faith. The party urges a swift Executive restoration amid the cost of living crisis and welcomes recent Protocol…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Comment on British government exclusion of Mary Lou McDonald from today’s roundtable meeting (opens in a new tab)
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More public awareness is key to saving lives, says Dickson, marking Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson, marking Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, shares his experience of surviving oesophageal cancer and urges wider public awareness of symptoms so that people can be diagnosed and treated earlier.
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Talks around restoration of the institutions robust but constructive, says Muir
Alliance Chief Whip Andrew Muir MLA says the round‑table with the Secretary of State and the Foreign Secretary on restoring the institutions was robust and constructive, but was eclipsed by the UK Government’s “needless” move to dictate who could attend, urging parties to select their own delegates,
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Talks around restoration of the institutions robust but constructive, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP proposes changes to Speaker election to unblock Stormont logjam
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says the party is proposing a change to Assembly Speaker election rules, allowing a two-thirds majority of MLAs to choose a Speaker, to end what it calls a one-party veto blocking the Stormont institutions.
Constitutional affairs Original release: SDLP proposes changes to Speaker election to unblock Stormont logjam (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Hub will be transformative for LGBT+ community
SDLP councillor Séamas de Faoite says a proposed LGBT+ hub in Belfast would be transformative for the city's LGBT+ community after the council launched a public consultation on it. He encourages the public to respond to the consultation.
Disability and equality Local government Original release: de Faoite: Hub will be transformative for LGBT+ community (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – Short-term fixes will not work
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the Protocol will not be supported by unionists and that short-term fixes will not work, urging London and Brussels to reach an outcome backed by unionists and nationalists ahead of his Belfast meeting with the Foreign Secretary and Northern Ireland Secretary.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sir Jeffrey – Short-term fixes will not work (opens in a new tab)
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Fair pay key to safe staffing our health service – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart calls on the UK Government to prioritise safe staffing in healthcare at all times, not only during industrial action, and to agree enhanced pay awards for NHS staff. She claims the Independent Pay Review Body recommendation lags behind inflation.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Fair pay key to safe staffing our health service – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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TUV announces Causeway Council Candidate
TUV announces local electrical contractor Allister Kyle as its candidate for the Causeway DEA in the upcoming Causeway Coast and Glens Council elections, the first TUV candidate named for the council. Kyle says the council needs radical rebuilding over debt, mismanagement and the £1 land deals.
Local government Constitutional affairs Original release: TUV announces Causeway Council Candidate (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Opposes Tory ‘Anti Trade Union’ Bill
SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood opposes the British Government's Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which would let employers in critical public services sack and sue striking staff. He says nurses are using food banks and calls for essential workers to be paid properly.
Economy and employment Health Original release: SDLP Opposes Tory ‘Anti Trade Union’ Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Agreement on sharing trade data welcome – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes an agreement between the EU and British government on sharing trade data. He calls for continued work towards a pragmatic, durable Protocol solution and an early resolution giving certainty to local businesses.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Agreement on sharing trade data welcome – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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It’s not pandering to EU we need
TUV leader Jim Allister says a joint UK-EU statement on EU access to UK IT systems should not be taken as progress on restoring UK sovereignty over Northern Ireland. He claims it means more EU involvement and that current talks only address better implementation of the Protocol, with the EU's…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: It’s not pandering to EU we need (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey: Protocol recognised as the problem for unionists
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP said after a call with Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin that the NI Protocol is now viewed in London, Dublin and Brussels as a unionist problem, calling for its replacement with arrangements that restore Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market and尊
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sir Jeffrey: Protocol recognised as the problem for unionists (opens in a new tab)
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Response to ‘Centre for the Union’ publication on the Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Protocol is a sovereignty issue and calls for Northern Ireland’s full restoration to the United Kingdom, respecting the equal‑footing principle of Article 6. He backs the Centre for the Union’s Constitutional Bill and argues that any border solution must reverse EU‑U
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Response to ‘Centre for the Union’ publication on the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent investigation needed into year-long waits for red flag referrals, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw calls for an urgent investigation into red flag referral waits that are now taking months, with some cancer referrals exceeding a year. She says MLAs should return to Stormont to scrutinise health reform.
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Alliance MLAs meet with DAERA to discuss environmental protection, budgetary pressures and other issues
Alliance MLAs John Blair and Kate Nicholl say they met DAERA's Permanent Secretary and senior team about pressures from having no Minister, including climate and environmental protection and budgets. Blair calls on the DUP to end its Assembly boycott and reform the institutions.
Environment and climate Original release: Alliance MLAs meet with DAERA to discuss environmental protection, budgetary pressures and other issues (opens in a new tab)
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Farry welcomes UK-EU deal on data sharing
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says trust is essential to reaching a sustainable, mutually agreed Northern Ireland Protocol solution, welcoming the UK-EU data-sharing deal as a basis for further talks. He argues the Protocol Bill's unilateral option undermines that trust.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Farry welcomes UK-EU deal on data sharing (opens in a new tab)