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Those affected by Health and Social Care scandals deserve openness and transparency – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says she stood with families affected by Health and Social Care scandals, including Hyponatraemia, Neurology, Mesh, Muckamore and Care Homes, at a rally. She calls for the Health Minister to meet these groups and update them on responses to two public inquiries and a…
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DUP should stop punishing people and get back to work – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the DUP’s boycott of the Executive is punishing ordinary workers and families amid the cost‑of‑living crisis, and calls on DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to end the boycott and return to work so money can be spent to help people.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: DUP boycott of Executive over cost of living support Original release: DUP should stop punishing people and get back to work – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Dealing with root cause of problems is path to progress
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly says Conor Burns' comments are misguided and that he should focus on replacing the Protocol and tackling cost of living pressures. She says the Protocol is driving up prices and blocking the Assembly, and calls for the Protocol Bill to be expedited.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Conor Burns comments on DUP and the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Dealing with root cause of problems is path to progress (opens in a new tab)
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Red diesel rebate would ease pressures in industry – Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart writes to the Treasury urging it to reinstate the red diesel and bio‑fuel rebate withdrawn earlier this year, saying the loss has driven up construction, housing and public‑infrastructure costs and, together with a new steel import tariff, threatens local jobs and
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Treasury removal of red diesel rebate Original release: Red diesel rebate would ease pressures in industry – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Brogan welcomes plan for two new special schools
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan welcomes Education Authority plans to build two new special schools, citing a rise of about 500 pupils in special schools in a year to around 7,150 in September 2022.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority plan to build two new special schools Original release: Brogan welcomes plan for two new special schools (opens in a new tab)
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Businesses need support to cope with unprecedented electricity costs – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy calls on the British government to provide extra funding for businesses facing steep electricity bill rises, and says the DUP should end its boycott of the Executive so support can reach firms.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Businesses need support to cope with unprecedented electricity costs – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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HMRC 2021 data confirms level of Protocol paperwork – Sir Jeffrey
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says HMRC figures for 2021 show the Protocol is damaging Northern Ireland's economy and constitution, citing over ten thousand businesses declaring GB-to-NI goods movements and nearly £1m a day spent on the Trader Support Scheme. He urges the incoming Prime…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: HMRC 2021 data on Northern Ireland Protocol paperwork Original release: HMRC 2021 data confirms level of Protocol paperwork – Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes plan to increase Irish medium schools
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes Education Authority plans to expand Irish-medium post-primary provision across the north, citing rising enrolments. He calls on the EA to deliver the plan and secure new first-class facilities for Irish-language pupils.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority Irish-medium post-primary expansion plan Original release: Sheehan welcomes plan to increase Irish medium schools (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives discuss way forward with Haemophilia NI at Stormont
Alliance Party health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says the party will keep pressing for urgent recognition payments for contaminated blood scandal victims, so Northern Ireland is not left behind, after meeting Haemophilia NI at Stormont. North Down MP Stephen Farry calls for a fully implemented…
Health Issue: Haemophilia NI meeting at Stormont on contaminated blood scandal recognition Original release: Alliance representatives discuss way forward with Haemophilia NI at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Political crisis could be ended by DUP agreeing to form Executive, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA says the political crisis could end if the DUP agrees to form an Executive, after a Pivotal report warned the lack of government harms transparency, accountability and public services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Pivotal report on Northern Ireland political deadlock Original release: Political crisis could be ended by DUP agreeing to form Executive, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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Reports of eye-watering profits for energy companies ‘scandalous’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls reports of £170 billion in energy company profits over two years outrageous and demands a windfall tax that actually cuts profits. She also urges the British government to cut fuel and energy taxes and calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the Executive.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Reports of £170 billion energy company profits over two years Original release: Reports of eye-watering profits for energy companies ‘scandalous’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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“Postcode lottery” reinforces need for urgent reconfiguration of stroke services, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw, South Belfast MLA, warns a postcode lottery in stroke care will persist while full reconfiguration is delayed, and calls for swift decisions on hyperacute units so people across Northern Ireland get consistent access.
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Alliance continues to fight for GP surgery solution in North Down
Alliance says it has learned possible new operators have shown interest in taking over Priory and Springhill GP surgeries in Holywood and Bangor, and calls for the Department of Health to press ahead while preparing a Trust fallback. Its MLAs and MP also write to the Health Minister and Chancellor…
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries future in Holywood and Bangor Original release: Alliance continues to fight for GP surgery solution in North Down (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Doctors’ concerns must be addressed
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath warns that doctors' concerns over pay, working conditions and the state of the health service must be addressed, citing a BMA survey in which most doctors judged a proposed pay rise inadequate and junior doctors signalled possible departures from the North.
Health Economy and employment Issue: BMA survey on doctors' pay and working conditions Original release: McGrath: Doctors’ concerns must be addressed (opens in a new tab)
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The Lords, if it chose, could accelerate the Protocol Bill
DUP MP Ian Paisley says the Lords could accelerate the NI Protocol Bill, returning it to the Commons for Royal Assent within a week, and calls on the new Prime Minister to act quickly on the Protocol and on winter cost-of-living support from Westminster.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Conservative leadership election and Northern Ireland Protocol Bill passage through the Lords Original release: The Lords, if it chose, could accelerate the Protocol Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson launches new All Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says he is launching an All Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality to make LGBTQIA+ rights a priority this Assembly term. It will examine healthcare inequalities, school bullying, hate crime, the long-delayed LGBTQI+ strategy and banning conversion therapy.
Disability and equality Issue: Launch of All Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality Original release: Tennyson launches new All Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality (opens in a new tab)
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More money for domiciliary care would help free up entire system, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA calls for more money for domiciliary care and district nursing to secure fair pay, improve home care and free up hospital space. She also says basic care call times should rise to half an hour, and East Antrim MLA Danny Donnelly urges prioritising…
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: More money for domiciliary care would help free up entire system, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Pakistan Floods: Bearing The Brunt Of Capitalism’s Crimes
People Before Profit says Pakistan's floods, with over 1,400 dead and 33 million affected, are a consequence of capitalism and fossil fuel extraction. It calls for cancellation of Pakistan's national debt alongside international aid, and for ecosocialist solutions.
Environment and climate International affairs Issue: Pakistan floods 2022 humanitarian crisis Original release: Pakistan Floods: Bearing The Brunt Of Capitalism’s Crimes (opens in a new tab)
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Acute Transport Crisis Affecting Children with Special Needs - Brolly
Aontú's education spokesperson Gemma Brolly has asked the Infrastructure Minister to urgently review school transport arrangements, especially for children with special educational needs, citing a shortage of licensed taxi drivers and operators. She urges reinstating earlier support measures that…
Education Infrastructure and transport Original release: Acute Transport Crisis Affecting Children with Special Needs - Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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£400 payment coming direct from Treasury for NI households
DUP MLA and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons welcomes the Chancellor's decision to route the £400 energy payment straight from Treasury to the six energy companies, anticipating a single lump sum that could arrive in November. He also calls for a Tax-Free Childcare increase, reversal of the National…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed £400 energy support payment eligibility for landlord-paid electricity Original release: £400 payment coming direct from Treasury for NI households (opens in a new tab)