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Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes the Education Minister's commitment to review the Education Authority's guidance on supporting transgender young people, and calls for the guidance to be withdrawn as fundamentally flawed. He objects to advice on parental involvement and to proposals to remove…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance for schools Original release: Education Minister commits to review transgender guidance (opens in a new tab)
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Hype no substitute for tackling the sovereignty issue
TUV leader Jim Allister says new EU 'technical talks' on the Northern Ireland Protocol will only tinker with how it works, since the EU mandate has not widened, and calls for the sovereignty issue to be addressed first. He urges Unionists to refuse to restore Stormont.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK technical talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Hype no substitute for tackling the sovereignty issue (opens in a new tab)
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McMullan secures new Council disability group with aim of making city accessible
Alliance Belfast City Councillor Ross McMullan says a new Council disability working group, approved unanimously on Monday night, will help make Belfast accessible and produce an overarching disability strategy. He calls for a plan and indicators to replace the current status quo.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Belfast City Council disability working group approval Original release: McMullan secures new Council disability group with aim of making city accessible (opens in a new tab)
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Tory GDPR pledge a threat to basic cross-border activity: O’Toole
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole warns that the Conservatives' plan for a UK-only data equivalence system could disrupt cross-border payroll, healthcare, frontier worker arrangements and all-island bodies. He says it threatens post-Brexit data adequacy protections.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tory conference pledge on UK data equivalence system Original release: Tory GDPR pledge a threat to basic cross-border activity: O’Toole (opens in a new tab)
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Focus must be on removing the Protocol : Paisley
DUP MP Ian Paisley urges the UK Government to concentrate on removing the NI Protocol instead of issuing apologies, arguing it has set Northern Ireland back and collapsed the institutions. He says the Protocol Bill should be fast-tracked, as two years of talks with the EU failed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Focus must be on removing the Protocol : Paisley (opens in a new tab)
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Join the conversation on Irish Unity – Kearney
Sinn Féin chair Declan Kearney describes Saturday's Dublin conference on constitutional change as a pivotal moment for debate on Irish unity. He announces a Belfast Peoples' Assembly on 12 October, opened by Mary Lou McDonald, with registration open and submissions invited online.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Ireland's Future conference in Dublin, October 2022 Original release: Join the conversation on Irish Unity – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Ordinary people and public services paying price of Tory chaos – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says ordinary people and public services are paying for Tory chaos after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed plans for around £18 billion of cuts, and calls for an Executive to be formed now, urging the DUP to end its boycott.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Kwarteng confirmation of £18 billion public spending cuts plan Original release: Ordinary people and public services paying price of Tory chaos – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Steve Baker`s olive branch should be reciprocated by Irish Government and EU - Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA calls on the Irish Government and the EU to reciprocate Steve Baker's offer of an olive branch on the Northern Ireland Protocol. He says both sides have damaged trust by promoting false narratives, and urges everyone to redouble efforts to fix the protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Steve Baker olive branch on Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Steve Baker`s olive branch should be reciprocated by Irish Government and EU - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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My focus is on making Northern Ireland work for all its people within the United Kingdom – Beattie
Constitutional affairs Original release: My focus is on making Northern Ireland work for all its people within the United Kingdom – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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‘A New Ireland – A Nation Home for all’ – Mary Lou McDonald’s full address to Ireland’s Future
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD, speaking at Ireland's Future, sets out a vision of a united Ireland as a 'nation home for all', calling for healthcare, housing and public services to be shaped by that goal and pledging to stop forced emigration of young people.
Constitutional affairs Original release: ‘A New Ireland – A Nation Home for all’ – Mary Lou McDonald’s full address to Ireland’s Future (opens in a new tab)
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What a flop!
TUV leader Jim Allister dismisses a Sinn Fein event in Dublin as less popular than a Newry 12th of July celebration. He says it aims to subvert Unionists' rights to remain in the UK, and criticises Sinn Fein for not apologising for the IRA campaign.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Ireland's Future constitutional change conference in Dublin, 1 October 2022 Original release: What a flop! (opens in a new tab)
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Why Ni Housing Executive Strikers Are Extending
People Before Profit backs Unite members at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive who are extending their strike into October over a 1.75% pay offer, saying workers face inflation of 12% and calling for pay rises now.
Economy and employment Housing Issue: NIHE Unite strike extended into October over pay offer Original release: Why Ni Housing Executive Strikers Are Extending (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile commends ‘thoughtful and inclusive’ discussions at Seanad Committee hearing
Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile thanks participants in the inaugural Seanad Public Consultation Committee hearing on Ireland’s constitutional future, praising the respectful, inclusive dialogue and the strong contribution of young people, and looks forward to further sessions.
Constitutional affairs Issue: First Seanad Public Consultation Committee hearing on Ireland's constitutional future Original release: Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile commends ‘thoughtful and inclusive’ discussions at Seanad Committee hearing (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane calls on British government to enter talks with EU
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls on the British government to resume talks with the EU in good faith on the Northern Ireland Protocol to give certainty to local businesses, and urges PM Liz Truss to restore the Executive and Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Preliminary meeting between Šefčovič and Cleverly on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Finucane calls on British government to enter talks with EU (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to help tackle the crises in our health service – Ní Chulín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says the Belfast Trust made an error about Dr Michael Watt's information during a neurology working group meeting, and the Trust has written to correct it. She calls on the Health Minister to meet affected patients and families and urges the DUP to rejoin the…
Health Issue: Belfast Trust correction on Dr Michael Watt neurology information Original release: Executive needed to help tackle the crises in our health service – Ní Chulín (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol not Brexit has undermined devolved government - Buckley
DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley says the Northern Ireland Protocol, not Brexit, poses the threat to the Belfast Agreement, citing a 2019 High Court judgment. He calls for the Protocol to be replaced and urges the Government to expedite the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Buckley UCD debate on Brexit and Good Friday Agreement Original release: Protocol not Brexit has undermined devolved government - Buckley (opens in a new tab)
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Local parties must be involved in Protocol negotiations - Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken MLA urges the UK Government and EU to include local political parties, particularly those entitled to form an Executive, in resumed talks on resolving Northern Ireland Protocol issues. He calls for a deal protecting goods moving within the UK single market.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Resumption of Northern Ireland Protocol talks between UK and EU Original release: Local parties must be involved in Protocol negotiations - Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Egan ‘alarmed’ as child left on school bus
Education Disability and equality Original release: Egan ‘alarmed’ as child left on school bus (opens in a new tab)
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Patients misdiagnosed in Neurology scandal must get access to truth – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says Neurology scandal patients still lack truth and accountability and calls for the Belfast Trust to publish its response to the Neurology Public Inquiry recommendations, following an APG appearance.
Health Issue: Belfast Trust appearance before Neurology APG on Inquiry response Original release: Patients misdiagnosed in Neurology scandal must get access to truth – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Planning for constitutional change and self-determination should start now – Kearney
Sinn Féin chair Declan Kearney urges the Irish government to set up a Citizen's Assembly on constitutional change without delay, ahead of concurrent referenda on Irish unity. He points to the Ireland's Future 'Together We Can' event in Dublin on 1 October and Sinn Féin's People's Assemblies.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Ireland's Future constitutional change conference in Dublin, 1 October 2022 Original release: Planning for constitutional change and self-determination should start now – Kearney (opens in a new tab)