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Students deserve clarity on degree classifications: Dodds
DUP Education Spokesperson Diane Dodds says students deserve clarity on degree classifications after hundreds at Queen's University may not receive full results due to lecturers' industrial action. She calls for a resolution to the pay dispute and for the University and Union to set out steps…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Queen's University graduation delay linked to staff pay dispute Original release: Students deserve clarity on degree classifications: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Maskey welcomes multi-million pound investment in West Belfast
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey says the multi‑million pound investment in West Belfast demonstrates confidence in local talent, delivering 169 new positions at the former Caterpillar site and offering apprenticeships, training and re‑skilling as part of a greener packaging venture.
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: Biopax investment creates jobs at former Caterpillar site Original release: Maskey welcomes multi-million pound investment in West Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes €56m Irish government investment in Magee and Shared Island projects
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, welcomes Irish government funding of €45m for a new Magee campus building in Derry, part of €56m from the Shared Island fund for all-island projects, and calls for the Executive to be restored.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Irish government €56m Shared Island funding for Magee and all-island projects Original release: O’Neill welcomes €56m Irish government investment in Magee and Shared Island projects (opens in a new tab)
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“As we enter a new phase of our cause, that of the endgame of partition” – MacManus
Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands-Northwest Chris MacManus, speaking at the Bodenstown commemoration of Theobald Wolfe Tone, says the party is entering the endgame of partition and calls on activists to prepare for leading government north and south.
Constitutional affairs Original release: “As we enter a new phase of our cause, that of the endgame of partition” – MacManus (opens in a new tab)
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HRB report on addiction must be a wake-up call for government – Thomas Gould TD
Sinn Féin's Thomas Gould TD urges the government to address funding gaps in addiction and community services after an HRB report recorded over 12,000 people seeking support in 2022. He says Taskforces still face a €3 million shortfall against their 2010 budgets and calls the report a wake-up call.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Research Board report on addiction services in 2022 Original release: HRB report on addiction must be a wake-up call for government – Thomas Gould TD (opens in a new tab)
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Ferguson welcomes funding boost for Ulster University Derry-Londonderry campus
Alliance Foyle spokesperson Rachael Ferguson welcomes a Irish government pledge of €45 million for Ulster University's Magee campus, intended to boost student numbers, and says it marks progress on balancing higher education funding and enrolment between the east and west of Northern Ireland.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Irish government €56m Shared Island funding for Magee and all-island projects Original release: Ferguson welcomes funding boost for Ulster University Derry-Londonderry campus (opens in a new tab)
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Essential people with learning disabilities are leaders of conversations around their lives, says Armstrong, marking Learning Disabilities Week
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA welcomes people with learning disabilities, families and support groups to Parliament Buildings to mark Learning Disability Week 2023. She says the event aims to challenge stigma and myths, and that people with learning disabilities should…
Disability and equality Original release: Essential people with learning disabilities are leaders of conversations around their lives, says Armstrong, marking Learning Disabilities Week (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein hypocrisy on Boris Johnson report exposed
TUV spokesperson Anna Henry accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy over the Westminster vote approving the report on Boris Johnson's breaches of lockdown rules, citing the 2020 Bobby Storey funeral and Sinn Féin MPs abstaining from the vote.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Westminster vote approving report on Boris Johnson lockdown breaches Original release: Sinn Fein hypocrisy on Boris Johnson report exposed (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism should focus on equal U.K. citizenship, not a Vichy Stormont
TUV leader Jim Allister says returning to Stormont under the Northern Ireland Protocol would mean accepting the Union’s dismantling and urges unionism to rally around equal UK citizenship instead of a ‘Vichy Stormont’.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol impact on Stormont Original release: Unionism should focus on equal U.K. citizenship, not a Vichy Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Homophobia never acceptable and needs to be challenged at every opportunity, says Tennyson, addressing tweets by DUP representative
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson calls on the DUP to address homophobic tweets directed at him from East Antrim MLA David Hilditch's account, noting they remain online. He urges party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to condemn them publicly and take disciplinary action.
Disability and equality Issue: Homophobic tweets from DUP MLA David Hilditch's account Original release: Homophobia never acceptable and needs to be challenged at every opportunity, says Tennyson, addressing tweets by DUP representative (opens in a new tab)
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Education Authority has duty to ensure every child has suitable school placement – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker says he has written to the Education Authority asking for urgent school placements for children with special educational needs still waiting for an offer ahead of September entry to nursery or P1. He calls the situation outrageous, pointing to the statutory duty to place…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Authority has duty to ensure every child has suitable school placement – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Cuts to nursery hours for children with Special Needs ‘heartless’ – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan says the Education Authority’s decision to halve nursery provision for children with special educational needs at Arvalee Special School in Omagh is heartless, and she has written to demand an urgent meeting to have the cuts reversed.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority cuts nursery hours at Arvalee Special School Original release: Cuts to nursery hours for children with Special Needs ‘heartless’ – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie Calls for the Immediate Return to Stormont
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA calls for an immediate return to Stormont, arguing the DUP-led boycott of the Executive and Assembly has been ineffective and damaging. He claims the Windsor Framework would have been agreed regardless of the boycott.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont boycott and Windsor Framework timeline Original release: Doug Beattie Calls for the Immediate Return to Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Egan expresses condolences to the family and loved ones of Chloe Mitchell following Ballymena vigil
Alliance spokesperson Connie Egan MLA expresses condolences to the family of Chloe Mitchell after attending a vigil in Ballymena, saying gender-based violence must be tackled and eliminated across society.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Murder of Chloe Mitchell in Ballymena Original release: Egan expresses condolences to the family and loved ones of Chloe Mitchell following Ballymena vigil (opens in a new tab)
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Omagh Pride a crucial platform for LGBTQ people in rural communities west of the Bann, says Donnelly, ahead of event
Alliance Omagh Councillor Stephen Donnelly praises the organisers of Omagh Pride and says the event matters for LGBTQ+ people in rural areas west of the Bann, ahead of Saturday's event. He argues more progress is needed across Northern Ireland and says isolation is felt in West Tyrone.
Disability and equality Issue: Omagh Pride event 2023 Original release: Omagh Pride a crucial platform for LGBTQ people in rural communities west of the Bann, says Donnelly, ahead of event (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to help tackle growing crisis within children’s mental health services – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for the Executive to be restored to address rising waiting lists for children's mental health assessments, citing an increase of 1,255 children waiting and 1,086 waiting over nine weeks.
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Executive needs formed to address worsening crisis in health service – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for an Executive to be formed to tackle the worsening health service crisis, citing the worst waiting times across these islands and poor communication from Trusts with patients. She says political leadership and investment are needed.
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Cuts to young enterprise charity setting us up for failure in the future, says Eastwood
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood says cuts to Young Enterprise's Department of Education funding, which has fallen by more than half, will damage Northern Ireland's economic future. She calls for an Assembly and Executive to be restored.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Young Enterprise Department of Education funding cut Original release: Cuts to young enterprise charity setting us up for failure in the future, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Patients on waiting lists deserve better than silence
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath calls for patients on waiting lists to receive regular updates, after a Public Service Ombudsman report found systematic maladministration in how waiting lists are handled. He says the Ombudsman's recommendations should be carried out together with long-term…
Health Issue: Public Services Ombudsman report on health waiting list maladministration Original release: McGrath: Patients on waiting lists deserve better than silence (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon welcomes set up of five new cancer support centres
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon welcomes the planned opening of five new regional cancer support centres by Cancer Focus NI and a rise to almost 400 patients receiving specialist radiotherapy by year end. She says the Cancer Strategy cannot progress without a functioning Executive, blaming the DUP for…
Health Issue: Cancer Focus NI five new regional support centres and radiotherapy expansion Original release: Dillon welcomes set up of five new cancer support centres (opens in a new tab)