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Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls on the Health and Communities departments to legislate so Universal Credit claimants in Northern Ireland get free dental treatment and sight tests automatically, as in the rest of the UK. She says current HC1 form applications create unnecessary red tape ahead…
Social security and welfare Health Original release: Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - "We must get the foundations right"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP responds to the Prime Minister's comments, saying devolution must rest on support from both unionists and nationalists and that the DUP stands ready to work with the Government to restore the Assembly. He rejects reform that excludes unionists.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's comments on devolution and institutional reform, April 2023 Original release: Sir Jeffrey - "We must get the foundations right" (opens in a new tab)
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Implementing the partition of the U.K. and putting Sinn Fein in charge of government won’t save the Union Prime Minister
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the Prime Minister's Belfast Agreement anniversary event at Hillsbrough Castle, arguing that installing Sinn Fein in government and a Stormont bound by the Protocol will not strengthen the Union. He publishes his letter declining the invitation, saying the…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's Belfast Agreement 25th anniversary gala dinner at Hillsbrough Castle Original release: Implementing the partition of the U.K. and putting Sinn Fein in charge of government won’t save the Union Prime Minister (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says an Executive is needed urgently to tackle chronic waiting lists for autism diagnosis and to implement the autism strategy, which she says is being held up without a functioning Executive.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly reform cannot be a cloak for unionist exclusion
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart accuses the Alliance Party of seeking to exclude unionism under the guise of Assembly reform because it disagrees with unionist views. She says institutional change must come through cross-community consensus and that unionists will not be bullied or excluded.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Assembly reform cannot be a cloak for unionist exclusion (opens in a new tab)
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Governments Celebrating a Good Friday Agreement That No Longer has a Pulse. – Tóibín
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the British and Irish governments are marking the Good Friday Agreement while its institutions sit idle, blaming the DUP for holding Stormont hostage and calling the governments' celebrations hollow.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement anniversary celebrations amid Stormont collapse Original release: Governments Celebrating a Good Friday Agreement That No Longer has a Pulse. – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Windsor tightens the Protocol knot
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking in Ballyhalbert in support of Ards Peninsula candidate Tom Thompson, says the Windsor Framework tightens rather than loosens the Protocol, leaving EU law and the ECJ in control of GB-NI internal trade, including the green lanes.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework green lanes arrangement for GB-NI trade Original release: Windsor tightens the Protocol knot (opens in a new tab)
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We need stable government not endless political drift – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald, marking 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement, calls for all political leaders to share power and restore a functioning government, urging the DUP to make a decision as Stormont remains stalled.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Original release: We need stable government not endless political drift – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist…
DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson cautions the Northern Ireland Secretary of State that the Belfast and successor Agreements rest on cross-community support, calling the NIO's approach patronising towards unionist concerns. He says Stormont will not be restored without arrangements restoring…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist… (opens in a new tab)
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Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers
TUV Lisburn South candidate Stewart McEvoy says DUP leader Emma Little-Pengelly's remarks about a "pathway" back into the Stormont executive show the DUP will return to implementing the Protocol after the local elections. He argues the Windsor Framework does not resolve Protocol issues and calls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Little-Pengelly comments on DUP pathway back into Stormont executive Original release: Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers (opens in a new tab)
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New air route must be followed by further action for North West
DUP representatives in the North West welcome the move of Londonderry Airport's London flights from Stansted to Heathrow and call for wider strategic action to boost the local economy. Gary Middleton MLA says the route from 6 May should be a first step, while Gregory Campbell MP urges a Freeport…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Derry‑Heathrow direct flight launch Original release: New air route must be followed by further action for North West (opens in a new tab)
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Victims must not be written out of Belfast Agreement anniversary
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly says victims must not be written out of commemorations of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement's 25th anniversary, arguing their suffering was overlooked in 1998. She contends the St Andrews Agreement fixed key problems with the 1998 deal, and calls for events to…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement 25th anniversary commemorations Original release: Victims must not be written out of Belfast Agreement anniversary (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State urges Unionists to dismantle the Union
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Secretary of State's speech urging Unionists to back a Stormont executive was unconvincing, arguing that Sinn Fein in charge would not save the Union and that ministers would have to implement EU law with no Northern Ireland say.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Secretary of State speech at Queen's on Belfast Agreement Original release: Secretary of State urges Unionists to dismantle the Union (opens in a new tab)
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Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw
Alliance's Paula Bradshaw, Health Spokesperson and South Belfast MLA, urges an immediate Autism Reviewer appointment, saying the process has stalled because of the DUP's boycott of Stormont and that the Northern Ireland Office confirmed the post will stay vacant.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Autism Reviewer post remaining unfilled under Autism (Amendment) Act 2022 Original release: Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
People Before Profit publishes a special report on the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on its 25th anniversary. Councillor Shaun Harkin says the agreement failed to deliver prosperity or end sectarianism, citing poverty, food bank reliance and run-down public services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Original release: 25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History (opens in a new tab)
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New Derry to Heathrow flight an ‘exciting opportunity’ – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says the new direct Derry‑Heathrow service, launching 6 May, is an exciting opportunity that will link the north‑west to global destinations, boost the local economy and attract international investors.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Derry‑Heathrow direct flight launch Original release: New Derry to Heathrow flight an ‘exciting opportunity’ – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes a Judicial Review win by neurology campaigner Danielle O'Neill that blocked Michael Watt from removing himself from the medical register. She calls on Watt to comply with investigations and on the Belfast Trust to implement the report's recommendations.
Health Issue: Judicial Review on Michael Watt's removal from medical register Original release: Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton
The DUP, through leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, says he raised its commitment to restoring the Assembly on a basis unionists and nationalists can support during a meeting with former US President Bill Clinton in Belfast. He argues progress depends on cross-community consensus and solid…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton (opens in a new tab)
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USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI
TUV leader Jim Allister says the US was founded by rejecting colonial rule, yet American figures including Hillary Clinton urge Unionists to rejoin Stormont and accept the Protocol, which he calls hypocritical. He argues the Windsor Framework and Belfast Agreement both aim to detach Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast
Aontú says it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in Belfast, its largest candidate team yet in the North, and that the team will win council seats across the region.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast (opens in a new tab)