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Net Zero targets must be met to protect our environment – Kearney
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says Net Zero targets must be met during a Stormont debate, pointing to Lough Neagh's ecological decline, threats to eel fishing livelihoods and calls for investment in green energy such as offshore wind.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: Net Zero targets must be met to protect our environment – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Parties Refuse to Face Cost of Net Zero – McIlveen
DUP Deputy Leader Michelle McIlveen MLA criticises other Assembly parties for voting down a DUP motion requiring departments to assess the costs and benefits of climate policies, arguing the Climate Action Plan's proposals remain unquantified and risk delaying the A5 and A1 road projects.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Assembly vote on DUP motion to cost net zero policies Original release: Parties Refuse to Face Cost of Net Zero – McIlveen (opens in a new tab)
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Brett secures progress towards permanent pedestrianisation of Hill…
DUP MLA Phillip Brett welcomes progress towards making Hill Street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter permanently pedestrianised, after the temporary scheme was confirmed for an extension. He says traffic has fallen by over 70% and calls for the permanent scheme to be delivered as soon as possible.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Hill Street Belfast pedestrianisation scheme extension Original release: Brett secures progress towards permanent pedestrianisation of Hill… (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes freeze of public transport fares
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes the Infrastructure Minister's decision to hold public transport fares steady for a second year running, arguing it will ease cost of living pressures and encourage more people onto Translink services.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Infrastructure Minister's Translink fare freeze announcement Original release: Boylan welcomes freeze of public transport fares (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty: Translink fare freeze does not go far enough
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA says the Infrastructure Minister's announced Translink fare freeze for this year does not go far enough. He calls for reduced public transport fares to be explored with Executive colleagues amid rising fuel costs.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Infrastructure Minister's Translink fare freeze announcement Original release: McNulty: Translink fare freeze does not go far enough (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: Fuel protests must not put public at risk
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna says fuel protesters must protect public safety, citing traffic delays and an ambulance held up on roads. She calls on Stormont and Westminster to use their powers to support families and businesses hit hardest by rising energy costs.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fuel protests causing road blockages and traffic delays in Northern Ireland Original release: SDLP: Fuel protests must not put public at risk (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Clear need for closer EU alignment
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says the need for closer UK-EU relations has become clearer, pointing to Donald Trump's actions and US conduct, and welcomes any move to align the UK more closely with the EU after reports of planned legislation on single market rules.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government legislation to ease adoption of EU single market rules Original release: Hanna: Clear need for closer EU alignment (opens in a new tab)
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Removal of barriers between UK and EU markets essential for economic growth and stability, says Nicholl
Alliance Economy spokesperson Kate Nicholl MLA welcomes the UK Government's plan to legislate to remove red tape on adopting EU single market rules, arguing greater regulatory alignment with the EU benefits Northern Ireland businesses. She calls for a stronger UK voice early in drafting, via…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: UK Government legislation to ease adoption of EU single market rules Original release: Removal of barriers between UK and EU markets essential for economic growth and stability, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party delivered the peace now we must deliver the prosperity
Ulster Unionist Leader Jon Burrows MLA marks the 28th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, saying the UUP helped deliver peace and that the hope of 1998 was undermined by failures to dismantle paramilitary structures and by later changes to the Agreement. He calls for a new phase of work on…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Ulster Unionist Party delivered the peace now we must deliver the prosperity (opens in a new tab)
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McAleer welcomes reconvening of Curraghinalt Goldmine Public Inquiry
West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer welcomes the resumption of the Curraghinalt goldmine inquiry in Omagh next Monday after a 15-month break, saying it offers local people a chance to be heard. He calls for the process to move forward without further delay toward a timely conclusion.
Environment and climate Issue: Curraghinalt goldmine public inquiry resumption in Omagh Original release: McAleer welcomes reconvening of Curraghinalt Goldmine Public Inquiry (opens in a new tab)
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No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll rejects an additional levy on households to fund water infrastructure, calling instead for the Executive to fund repairs and for housing developers to contribute, criticising Sinn Féin's voluntary developer contributions scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Proposed water infrastructure levy on households and developer contributions Original release: No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay (opens in a new tab)
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Why did Unionists permit the Northern Ireland Executive X account to be used to promote Republican terrorism?
TUV leader Jim Allister MP asks who approved an Executive Office X post highlighting Michelle O'Neill's attendance at a Dublin Easter Rising commemoration, and whether it will be removed. He says Unionists in government must explain their role in allowing the account to be used this way.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland Executive X post on Michelle O'Neill's Easter Rising attendance Original release: Why did Unionists permit the Northern Ireland Executive X account to be used to promote Republican terrorism? (opens in a new tab)
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We have secured the peace, it’s time to write the next chapter: Irish reunification – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald calls for the government to lead on Irish reunification, urging planning and preparation ahead of the Good Friday Agreement's thirtieth anniversary. She accuses Taoiseach Micheál Martin of a dereliction of duty and says the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael government is the…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: We have secured the peace, it’s time to write the next chapter: Irish reunification – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Martin’s neutrality shift ‘A fundamental break with Irish policy’ – Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald accuses Taoiseach Micheál Martin of dismantling Irish neutrality, citing his February remark on standing militarily with a country in conflict, and calls for a referendum on the issue. She also opposes plans to scrap the UN mandate safeguard on overseas…
International affairs Constitutional affairs Original release: Martin’s neutrality shift ‘A fundamental break with Irish policy’ – Mary Lou McDonald (opens in a new tab)
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TUV raises alarm over Sinn Fein influence in Invest NI appointments
TUV Business spokesman Councillor Keith Ratcliffe says the Department must show how two Invest NI board appointees with links to Sinn Fein were assessed on merit, and what criteria and political activity were weighed. He also claims Sinn Fein control is aligning Stormont's economic levers with an…
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: Invest NI board appointments with Sinn Fein links Original release: TUV raises alarm over Sinn Fein influence in Invest NI appointments (opens in a new tab)
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Honouring 1916, Building the Republic – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD announces a nationwide programme of over 200 Easter Rising commemorations and calls on people across Ireland to attend events marking 1916 and pursue a united, equal Republic. Her release names housing, cost of living and partition as unfinished issues.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Honouring 1916, Building the Republic – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray
Alliance MLA Andrew McMurray calls the Wildfires Action Plan to 2030, published by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir, a timely intervention for the countryside after around 200 wildfires. He highlights rewetting peatlands and the Wildfire Recovery Project led by the Pau Costa Foundation in at-risk areas…
Environment and climate Issue: Wildfires Action Plan to 2030 publication by DAERA Original release: Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions
SDLP Ballyarnett Councillor Catherine McDaid calls for urgent repairs to the badly damaged road at Oakbridge Park in Derry, where several significant potholes have developed. She says she has contacted the Department for Infrastructure to request work as soon as possible.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions (opens in a new tab)
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Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle
TUV MP Jim Allister KC welcomes the Department for Infrastructure's removal of political placards at the Mary Street and Cushendall Road junction in Ballycastle, after he raised residents' concerns with DfI Roads on 25 March.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Ballycastle political placards removal at Mary Street junction Original release: Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle (opens in a new tab)
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Outrageous decision to grant UK bus contract to China
TUV MP Jim Allister calls the award of most of a £45 million Scottish Government zero-emission bus and coach contract to a Chinese manufacturer outrageous, arguing UK taxpayers' money should back British firms such as Wrightbus instead.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Scottish Government £45 million zero-emission bus contract awarded to Chinese manufacturer Original release: Outrageous decision to grant UK bus contract to China (opens in a new tab)