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Durkan: Struggling households asked to pay £6 million in ‘official error’ benefit overpayments
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan criticises Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey over £6.1 million requested from benefit claimants for 2021/22 overpayments caused by official error, figures he obtained show.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Department for Communities £6.1 million official error benefit overpayments 2021/22 Original release: Durkan: Struggling households asked to pay £6 million in ‘official error’ benefit overpayments (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: BP's bumper profits slap in the face for struggling families
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP calls BP's reported £6.9bn profits a blow to families under cost-of-living pressure and says he has written to Westminster requesting an urgent update on its windfall tax plans. He argues progress has stalled amid Conservative leadership infighting.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: BP biggest quarterly profits in fourteen years Original release: Eastwood: BP's bumper profits slap in the face for struggling families (opens in a new tab)
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British government must act now to tackle cost-of-living crisis – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy calls on the British government to act on the cost-of-living crisis, starting by taking on big energy companies and providing more money for Executive departments. He also urges the DUP to end its boycott and rejoin the Executive.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: British government must act now to tackle cost-of-living crisis – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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McCusker calls for intervention to tackle homelessness and addiction
SDLP councillor Paul McCusker calls for an immediate intervention on homelessness, addiction and mental health in Belfast after a candlelit vigil at City Hall. He urges the Health, Communities and Justice Ministers to visit the city and calls for more high-risk beds, overdose prevention facilities…
Housing Health Issue: Belfast candlelit vigil on homelessness and addiction Original release: McCusker calls for intervention to tackle homelessness and addiction (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Failure to ban conversion therapy inexcusable
SDLP councillor Séamas de Faoite says the delay in banning conversion therapy in the North is inexcusable, rejecting Communities Minister Deidre Hargey's explanations ahead of Belfast Pride. He urges her to report on progress and make the legislation a priority once the institutions are restored.
Disability and equality Original release: de Faoite: Failure to ban conversion therapy inexcusable (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Minister must address rise in benefit fraud
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan calls on Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to tackle the rise in benefit fraud and error, which the Northern Ireland Audit Office found had reached £209m. He says processes must be put in place to stop such losses and address the auditor's concerns.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Audit Office benefit fraud and error review Original release: Durkan: Minister must address rise in benefit fraud (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Carroll MLA Supports Campaign For Women’s Refuge.
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls on the Communities Minister and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to urgently commission a replacement women-only supported hostel after the Regina Coeli service closed and its workers' promised replacement accommodation was not delivered.
Housing Disability and equality Issue: Regina Coeli women’s hostel shutdown and occupation Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA Supports Campaign For Women’s Refuge. (opens in a new tab)
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British government ‘must do more’ to support workers and families – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey calls the profits of British Gas owner, reported at £1.34 billion, a scandal and urges the British Chancellor to act now against energy price rises. She also calls on the DUP to end its boycott and form an Executive.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: British Gas owner profits reported at £1.34 billion Original release: British government ‘must do more’ to support workers and families – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Dire state of health service should focus minds of DUP
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath calls on the DUP to end its boycott and return to the Executive next week, citing the Department of Health's appeal for public support to discharge patients from hospital amid capacity pressures.
Health Issue: Department of Health appeal for public support on hospital discharges Original release: McGrath: Dire state of health service should focus minds of DUP (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Political stalemate failing families facing huge energy bills
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the Stormont stalemate is failing families facing energy bill rises, citing analysis that prices could reach £3,420 in October. He urges the British government to cap energy company profits and introduce a windfall tax, and accuses the DUP of boycotting the…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Analysis estimating energy prices could reach £3,420 in October Original release: Eastwood: Political stalemate failing families facing huge energy bills (opens in a new tab)
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Ní Chuilín commends courage of neurology scandal victims
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín commends the courage and dignity of families affected by the neurology scandal after meeting them with First Minister Elect Michelle O'Neill. She says Sinn Féin will keep supporting their campaign for accountability and redress.
Health Issue: Neurology scandal families meeting with Michelle O'Neill Original release: Ní Chuilín commends courage of neurology scandal victims (opens in a new tab)
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British government must get real on tackling the cost-of-living crisis – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British government to take action on the cost-of-living crisis, citing inflation at a 40-year high and rising food, fuel and electricity prices. She urges cuts to fuel taxes, reversal of the National Insurance increase and reinstatement of the red…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: British government must get real on tackling the cost-of-living crisis – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland still lagging behind on electric vehicle charging provision, says Muir
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir says Northern Ireland is lagging behind on electric vehicle charging after the Department for Infrastructure confirmed it is still only in discussions with other departments. He calls on the Infrastructure Minister to set out how DFI will meet impending EU-derived minimum…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: DFI response on electric vehicle charging provision discussions Original release: Northern Ireland still lagging behind on electric vehicle charging provision, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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“No Budget Will Hurt the people of the North” – Cllr. Doyle
Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle warns that without a Stormont budget, serious consequences will fall on people in the North, after the draft three-year budget was paused. He says the finance minister has warned of departmental overspending and calls for strong leadership now.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Stormont draft three-year budget paused Original release: “No Budget Will Hurt the people of the North” – Cllr. Doyle (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to form new official Opposition at Stormont
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says he has written to the Assembly Speaker to have the SDLP form an Official Opposition at Stormont and nominates MLA Matthew O’Toole as Opposition Leader, urging a recall of the Assembly and an emergency bill to redirect ministers’ salaries to families facing soaring
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: SDLP forming Official Opposition at Stormont Original release: SDLP to form new official Opposition at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Veronica reacts to new UK Gov White Paper on Drug Possession
Green Party Rep Lesley Veronica, Oldpark, criticises the UK Government's White Paper "Swift, Certain, Tough" on drug possession as authoritarian and too rooted in a failed war-on-drugs approach. She calls instead for long-term, supportive, harm-reduction strategies and faster action on rehab places.
Justice and policing Health Issue: UK Government White Paper on drug possession consequences Original release: Veronica reacts to new UK Gov White Paper on Drug Possession (opens in a new tab)
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Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees
People Before Profit's Cllr Shaun Harkin says families are struggling to pay third party top-up fees at private care homes, and calls on the Western Trust to investigate the fees and report its findings to Derry and Strabane Council.
Health Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane Council committee backing for report on care home top-up fees Original release: Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees (opens in a new tab)
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Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns the Westminster pay proposal for public sector workers as a pay cut given 11.9% RPI inflation, and says Health Minister Robin Swann's plan to impose it on HSC workers in Northern Ireland should be opposed. He backs unions balloting for…
Economy and employment Health Issue: Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann accepts Tory pay cut for HSC workers Original release: Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay and conditions- Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for urgent action to remove barriers to fair pay for health and social care staff after the Pay Review Body published its recommendations. He urges the British government to take decisive steps on public sector pay, and says a one-off recognition payment for…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health pay review body recommendations and Northern Ireland budget delay Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay and conditions- Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Little to attract anyone to McDonald’s all-Ireland
TUV councillor Harold McKee says Mary Lou McDonald's Australian remarks on a united Ireland highlight Republic issues such as living costs, unemployment and emigration, and questions why people would give up the NHS, tax allowance and Westminster subvention.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Mary Lou McDonald's remarks on a united Ireland in Australia Original release: Little to attract anyone to McDonald’s all-Ireland (opens in a new tab)