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Kwarteng Gone, Truss Should Be Next!
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls for the Tory mini budget to be scrapped after Chancellor Kwarteng's resignation, and says Prime Minister Truss should resign and take her tax proposals with her.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Kwarteng resignation and Tory mini budget Original release: Kwarteng Gone, Truss Should Be Next! (opens in a new tab)
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£330,000 budget to pander to 10 English-speaking MLAs who might occasionally wish to speak in Irish
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises a £330,000 translation and interpretation service for Irish use in the Assembly, noting only 10 MLAs want to use it, and warns of further costs from Irish language legislation and an Irish Language Commissioner.
Disability and equality Public finance and taxation Issue: Assembly Irish language translation and interpretation service costs Original release: £330,000 budget to pander to 10 English-speaking MLAs who might occasionally wish to speak in Irish (opens in a new tab)
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Help for Sport hindered by lack of Executive, says Alliance
Alliance MLAs Kellie Armstrong and David Honeyford say they are disappointed the Communities Minister confirmed no support fund for sporting groups, blaming the DUP's refusal to allow an Executive to form. They call for Stormont to be reformed so sports clubs can get help.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Communities Minister confirms no sports support fund without an Executive Original release: Help for Sport hindered by lack of Executive, says Alliance (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole blasts totally inadequate home heating oil support
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole calls the UK government's £100 credit on electricity bills for home heating oil users derisory and inadequate, and urges adoption of the SDLP's proposal of 1000 litres of free oil per household via vouchers.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: £100 home heating oil payment announcement by British Government Original release: O’Toole blasts totally inadequate home heating oil support (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Tory benefits plan will plunge thousands into poverty
SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan condemns a reported British Government plan to link benefit uprating to earnings rather than inflation, calling it a betrayal. He has requested that Minister Deirdre Hargey produce figures on how the change would affect Northern Ireland households, citing Resolution…
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: British Government plan to link benefit uprating to earnings growth Original release: McCrossan: Tory benefits plan will plunge thousands into poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Council Hardship Fund Hypocrites
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the Council Hardship Fund is a tiny drop compared with the need, condemns the SDLP, Sinn Féin, and DUP for blocking or diluting it, and pledges to push for extra funding and stronger action on the cost‑of‑living emergency.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Council Hardship Fund Original release: Harkin: Council Hardship Fund Hypocrites (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Leader co-signs joint letter on future funding arrangements.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has co-signed a joint letter with other main Northern Ireland party leaders to the Levelling Up Secretary, raising concern over the loss of European Social Fund money and unclear future funding arrangements.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Joint party leaders' letter on ESF funding arrangements Original release: DUP Leader co-signs joint letter on future funding arrangements. (opens in a new tab)
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Support for households relying on oil totally inadequate – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the British Government's £100 payment for households relying on home heating oil is totally inadequate and an afterthought, and warns the switch to paying it via electricity providers may push people towards costlier electric heating. She also calls on the DUP…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: £100 home heating oil payment announcement by British Government Original release: Support for households relying on oil totally inadequate – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Language and Identity Bill another example of contempt for devolution…
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says the Government's decision to proceed with the Language and Identity Bill is another case of disregarding devolution to push through legislation lacking cross-community support. The DUP says it will oppose the bill unless Unionist concerns are addressed.
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Issue: Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill second reading at Westminster Original release: Language and Identity Bill another example of contempt for devolution… (opens in a new tab)
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Adult and social care services under huge pressure – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says adult and social care services are under huge pressure and near collapse, leaving patients stuck in hospital beds, and calls on the DUP to stop blocking an Executive so Sinn Féin can invest an extra £1 billion in health.
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Dillon writes to Lady Chief Justice about remarks in Tyrone sexual assault case
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says she has lodged a formal complaint with the Lady Chief Justice over a judge's remarks in a Tyrone sexual assault hearing, including encouraging the defendant to settle down and refusing to bar him from contacting women online. She calls for judges to be trained on…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Tyrone sexual assault hearing judge's remarks complaint to Lady Chief Justice Original release: Dillon writes to Lady Chief Justice about remarks in Tyrone sexual assault case (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr McKee welcomes support for workers undergoing fertility treatment
Green Party councillor Barry McKee welcomes unanimous backing from Ards and North Down Council's Corporate Committee for a motion to expand support for staff undergoing fertility treatment. He hopes officers' forthcoming report leads to a swift introduction of the measures.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Ards and North Down council motion on fertility treatment support for staff Original release: Cllr McKee welcomes support for workers undergoing fertility treatment (opens in a new tab)
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Agency spend issue should long ago have been dealt with, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says the Department of Health's order to cut £15 million from agency staff spending shows the issue was known for years and Northern Ireland has not addressed it, unlike other parts of the UK that regulated agency pay or introduced safe staffing…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Department of Health £15 million agency staff spending cut instruction Original release: Agency spend issue should long ago have been dealt with, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna welcomes progress on Irish language legislation
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna welcomes progress on the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill ahead of its Westminster second reading, calling for the protections to be enacted promptly and criticising that the legislation is not being progressed locally at Stormont.
Disability and equality Issue: Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill second reading at Westminster Original release: Hanna welcomes progress on Irish language legislation (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Lack of funding stopping education reform
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan welcomes the Interim report of the Independent Review of Education but says it sets out problems without solutions. He says reform depends on funding, citing a 5.5% gap below the UK average and a need for £267m to stand still.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Independent Review of Education interim report Original release: McCrossan: Lack of funding stopping education reform (opens in a new tab)
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‘Outrageous Tory budget still wreaking economic chaos’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the UK government's mini-Budget is still causing economic disruption, raising mortgage and business borrowing costs, and calls on Liz Truss's administration to drop the plan, halt cuts to public services and introduce a windfall tax on energy firms.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Liz Truss 2022 budget announcement Original release: ‘Outrageous Tory budget still wreaking economic chaos’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew requests urgent meeting over emergency surgical services at Enniskillen Hospital
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew says she has written to the Western Trust's chief executive seeking an urgent meeting over worries about emergency surgery provision at Enniskillen Hospital, after raising the issue with Health Minister Robin Swann last month.
Health Issue: Enniskillen Hospital emergency surgery concerns raised with Western Trust Original release: Gildernew requests urgent meeting over emergency surgical services at Enniskillen Hospital (opens in a new tab)
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Dickson encourages victims of hate crime to come forward and report incidents
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson urges victims and witnesses of hate crime to come forward to support services and police, citing recent PSNI figures showing rises in five motivation categories, with disability-motivated incidents at their highest since records began.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI hate crime statistics showing rises across five motivation categories Original release: Dickson encourages victims of hate crime to come forward and report incidents (opens in a new tab)
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Budget chaos threatens core public services: O’Toole
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole, Leader of the Opposition, says the Finance Minister's statement shows a near £1 billion overspend wiping out unallocated Stormont funds, threatening public services next year. He blames the DUP's boycott and calls for it to end now.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Finance Minister's written statement on in-year overspend and unallocated funds Original release: Budget chaos threatens core public services: O’Toole (opens in a new tab)
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Donaldson & DUP Are A Waste Of Space In Westminster If They Can’t Challenge Tory Economic Vandalism
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin criticises the DUP for not challenging the Truss government's budget, which he says will deepen inequality and harm public services, and calls for escalated protests and industrial action.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Liz Truss 2022 budget announcement Original release: Donaldson & DUP Are A Waste Of Space In Westminster If They Can’t Challenge Tory Economic Vandalism (opens in a new tab)