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TUV raise concerns about Platinum Jubilee goods not being sold in Northern Ireland
TUV Mid Ulster spokesman Glenn Moore says the party has received complaints that Platinum Jubilee goods are not stocked in Tesco, Home Bargain and Asda stores in Northern Ireland, and has written to the companies asking whether the reports are accurate and why any decision was made.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Platinum Jubilee goods not stocked in Northern Ireland stores Original release: TUV raise concerns about Platinum Jubilee goods not being sold in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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BBC coverage of Centenary Parade woefully inadequate
TUV East Antrim spokesperson Norman Boyd says BBC coverage of the Belfast centenary parade was woefully inadequate, criticising its limited airtime, its pre-event focus on disruption, and its failure to reflect the 100,000-strong attendance.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: BBC coverage of Northern Ireland centenary parade in Belfast Original release: BBC coverage of Centenary Parade woefully inadequate (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan welcomes review of travel support for parents of sick children
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's commitment to establish a review of the Hospital Travel Costs Scheme, which he says would extend support to low-income parents of sick children. Durkan says the commitment followed his written Assembly question.
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Hospital Travel Costs Scheme review commitment by Health Minister Original release: Durkan welcomes review of travel support for parents of sick children (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive should be formed today’ – O’Neill
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill calls for an Executive to be formed immediately, says the DUP’s dispute harms the public rather than the EU, welcomes Wrightbus securing a German hydrogen‑bus contract as proof of single‑market benefits, and urges all parties and the UK government
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: Wrightbus contract with German operator RVK for hydrogen buses Original release: ‘Executive should be formed today’ – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: DUP should hang their heads in shame
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O'Toole accuses the DUP of putting its own interests first by blocking the election of an Assembly Speaker, and says this stalls support for families facing rising costs and health waiting lists.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP blocking of Assembly Speaker election May 2022 Original release: O’Toole: DUP should hang their heads in shame (opens in a new tab)
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‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for an incoming Executive to fund accessible postnatal support after an inquest into a young woman's 2018 death highlighted failings. She says she will press the health minister for a staffed maternal support unit, and urges the DUP to end its Executive boycott.
Health Issue: Inquest into 2018 death of young woman after childbirth Original release: ‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed
TUV secretary and North Belfast representative Ron McDowell says officialdom failed to mark Northern Ireland's centenary, blaming the NIO's low-key events and a blocked Stormont centenary stone, and praises the Loyal Orders for stepping in with a band culture display.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland centenary commemorations 2022 Original release: Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed (opens in a new tab)
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Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill
Green Party NI MLA Ciara Henry welcomes the opening of Ballycopeland Windmill to the public from 2 June as a heritage visitor site. She highlights a Changing Places facility, a cafe run by USEL that will offer jobs to people with disabilities, and the windmill's value to local history.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: Ballycopeland Windmill reopening as visitor attraction Original release: Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers welcomes Royal Assent for his Private Members' Bill protecting records from historical institutions, including Mother and Baby homes and Magdalene Laundries, from destruction. He says the legislation, passed in the final weeks of the last Assembly mandate, gives…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Royal Assent for Preservation of Documents (Historical Institutions) Bill Original release: Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records (opens in a new tab)
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UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says he is delighted the UUP has secured permission to light up Parliament Buildings orange for the Northern Ireland centenary parade leaving from the Stormont Estate. He says it is a landmark event marking the end of the decade of centenaries.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland centenary parade from Stormont Estate Original release: UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA wishes the Orange Order’s Grand Master Edward Stevenson, lodge officers and all participants a successful CentenNIal Parade, praising the extensive planning, community support during Covid and hoping for an enjoyable, peaceful celebration of Northern Ireland’s first ‑
Community relations and legacy Issue: CentenNIal Parade marking Northern Ireland’s centenary Original release: UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants (opens in a new tab)
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McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast
SDLP councillor Paul McCusker calls for a strategy to tackle poorer health outcomes across Belfast, after a Belfast Healthy Cities report found the city had the worst outcomes in the North and lower life expectancy for men and women.
Health Local government Issue: Belfast Healthy Cities report on health outcomes and life expectancy Original release: McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office
TUV South Belfast representative Andrew Girvin says Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader refused to reject US Congressman Neal's use of the word planter, and calls on unionist parties to refuse to nominate a deputy to her as First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Congressman Neal's use of the term planter Original release: O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office (opens in a new tab)
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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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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)