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‘Action not appeals needed to tackle obscene energy corporation profits’ – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls on the British government to take action rather than make appeals to halt excessive energy company profits, urging it to cut fuel taxes and make energy firms pay their fair share to lower bills.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: ‘Action not appeals needed to tackle obscene energy corporation profits’ – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor busts devolution myth
TUV Upper Bann spokesperson Darrin Foster welcomes the Chancellor's confirmation that Westminster's energy cost payment does not need a Stormont executive. He says the money comes from HM Treasury and claims the point undercuts critics who linked the issue to the Protocol, and that many Unionists…
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Chancellor confirms energy cost payment does not require Stormont executive Original release: Chancellor busts devolution myth (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor must move quickly to include NI in £400 energy payment…
DUP Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, East Antrim MLA, urges the Chancellor to bring Northern Ireland into the Treasury's £400 energy payment, proposing direct Treasury payments to local energy suppliers after a Belfast meeting. He also says tax cuts would have been a better route.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Chancellor confirms energy cost payment does not require Stormont executive Original release: Chancellor must move quickly to include NI in £400 energy payment… (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell calls for Westminster to help hard pressed households
DUP MP Gregory Campbell calls on Westminster to deliver the promised £400 per household energy support and urges measures on fuel, energy bills and rates. He says the Protocol blocks a VAT cut on energy efficiency measures in Northern Ireland.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Campbell calls for Westminster to help hard pressed households (opens in a new tab)
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Allen welcomes Chancellor's commitment to delivering an equivalent energy bill support scheme to Northern Ireland households
UUP MLA Andy Allen welcomes the Chancellor's renewed commitment to deliver equivalent energy bills support to Northern Ireland households, but says the delivery mechanism should already be in place. He also calls on energy providers to help through charitable donations or efficiency measures.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Chancellor confirms energy cost payment does not require Stormont executive Original release: Allen welcomes Chancellor's commitment to delivering an equivalent energy bill support scheme to Northern Ireland households (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government should plan for emergency budget in Northern Ireland – Aiken
UUP Finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA calls on the UK Government to start urgent planning for an emergency budget for Northern Ireland, citing the lack of an Executive, unspent funds and rising household costs ahead of autumn.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: UK Government should plan for emergency budget in Northern Ireland – Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw reinforces Alliance support for maternity strategy
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says her party backs the Royal College of Midwives' blueprint and calls for a Maternity Strategy with a regional maternity network, better data and consistent safety approaches, after meeting the RCM's Northern Ireland Director.
Health Original release: Bradshaw reinforces Alliance support for maternity strategy (opens in a new tab)
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‘Access to dental care must be a priority’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for NHS dental access to be made the priority, responding to a BBC investigation finding that most practices in the north are not accepting new patients. He urges progress on urgent dental care for unregistered patients and an Oral Health strategy, and says the…
Health Issue: BBC investigation on adult NHS dentist registration in Northern Ireland Original release: ‘Access to dental care must be a priority’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Dental treatment "not just added extra" – Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says dental care should be central to health reform after a BBC investigation found most adults in Northern Ireland cannot register with an NHS dentist. She calls for urgent action to make dentists more accessible and to train more of them.
Health Issue: BBC investigation on adult NHS dentist registration in Northern Ireland Original release: Dental treatment "not just added extra" – Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Recall parliament to deal with cost of living crisis urges SDLP Leader
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP backs a recall of parliament over the cost of living crisis, calling for an emergency budget with new support schemes and higher taxes on multinationals, and for direct intervention from London for Northern Ireland.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Recall parliament to deal with cost of living crisis urges SDLP Leader (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Uncertainty around EU funding replacement putting vital services at risk
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan warns that uncertainty over the Shared Prosperity Fund, the proposed replacement for European Social Fund money ending in March 2023, puts services affecting some 10,000 users at risk. He has written to the Communities and Finance Ministers asking them to urgently engage…
Public finance and taxation International affairs Issue: Uncertainty over Shared Prosperity Fund replacing European Social Fund Original release: Durkan: Uncertainty around EU funding replacement putting vital services at risk (opens in a new tab)
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Waiting list figures demonstrate need for health service reform
DUP MLA Pam Cameron says figures showing over 17,000 people on waiting lists died in Northern Ireland in three years are deeply disturbing and calls for reform of the health service. She says the problems predate Covid-19 and pledges to press Westminster for funding and a future Executive focused…
Health Issue: Northern Ireland waiting list deaths figures over three years Original release: Waiting list figures demonstrate need for health service reform (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent intervention needed for adult ADHD provision – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, calls on Health Minister Robin Swann to intervene urgently for adult ADHD services after a constituent was refused NHS medication following a private diagnosis and the Northern Trust reportedly refuses adult referrals.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Urgent intervention needed for adult ADHD provision – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed now to hire more doctors- Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says a possible closure of Priory GP surgery in County Down, due to a shortage of doctors, is troubling for patients. He calls on the Department of Health to step in and explore ways to keep the service open, and urges the restoration of the Executive to fund more GP…
Health Issue: Priory GP surgery possible closure in County Down Original release: Executive needed now to hire more doctors- Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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McKee calls for plan to finally end plastic pollution this Marine Week
Green Party councillor Barry McKee calls on DAERA Minister Edwin Poots to produce a plan to end plastic pollution during Marine Week, noting no plan has followed a 2021 call for evidence. He also points to Ards and North Down council's single-use plastic ban and refill scheme and urges a shift to…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: McKee calls for plan to finally end plastic pollution this Marine Week (opens in a new tab)
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Woodland restoration vital if Northern Ireland serious about a green recovery, says Burbank
Alliance Councillor Jay Burbank says investment in woodland restoration is essential for a credible green recovery. He welcomes Antrim & Newtownabbey council's talks with Forest Service NI on improving public access to three local forests, and calls for large-scale protection, restoration and…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Woodland restoration vital if Northern Ireland serious about a green recovery, says Burbank (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges the British government to clarify how the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme discount will reach households in the North while Stormont is not functioning. He says he has written to the Department for Energy seeking an immediate answer on payment method and timing.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £400 GB energy support scheme details and Northern Ireland uncertainty Original release: Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount (opens in a new tab)
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Dunne alarmed at GP Surgery services being cut in North Down
DUP MLA Stephen Dunne says he is alarmed by the planned cessation of GP services at Priory Surgery in Holywood and Springhill Surgery in Bangor from 1 February 2023, has written to the Health Minister and asked for a meeting to secure new partners and maintain continuity for the 14,525 patients.
Health Issue: Holywood and Bangor GP surgery withdrawal of services from February 2023 Original release: Dunne alarmed at GP Surgery services being cut in North Down (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed urgently to help people in cost of living emergency – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British government to act urgently on the cost of living after Bank of England forecasts of recession and 13% inflation, and urges the DUP to restore the Executive so ministers can spend £435 million held at Stormont.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Bank of England recession and inflation forecasts August 2022 Original release: Action needed urgently to help people in cost of living emergency – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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No place for discrimination against children because of choice of sport – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane expresses dismay at attempts to stop children and young people playing Gaelic Games at Victoria Park in East Belfast. He calls for work on a playing surface there to continue, saying discrimination based on choice of sport has no place in society.
Disability and equality Issue: Victoria Park East Belfast Gaelic Games pitch works halted Original release: No place for discrimination against children because of choice of sport – Finucane (opens in a new tab)