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PSNI enforcement of stalking legislation welcome, says Egan, marking one year since its introduction
Alliance spokesperson Connie Egan MLA welcomes PSNI enforcement of the Protection from Stalking Act, citing 88 arrests and 47 charges since April 2022, and calls for the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy to be unblocked by restoring the institutions.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI figures on arrests and charges under the Protection from Stalking Act Original release: PSNI enforcement of stalking legislation welcome, says Egan, marking one year since its introduction (opens in a new tab)
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Largest ever team of Sinn Féin candidates to stand in 18 May council election – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the party is fielding its largest ever team of candidates for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in the 18 May election, contesting every District Electoral Area and aiming to elect more councillors.
Local government Disability and equality Original release: Largest ever team of Sinn Féin candidates to stand in 18 May council election – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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DUP boycott of institutions delaying introduction of paid miscarriage leave – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the DUP's boycott of the institutions is delaying paid miscarriage leave, now deferred until at least 2025 because the regulations needed to commence it cannot be introduced. She calls for the Executive to be restored.
Economy and employment Disability and equality Issue: Deferral of paid miscarriage leave commencement until at least 2025 Original release: DUP boycott of institutions delaying introduction of paid miscarriage leave – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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No health worker should be discriminated against due to age or disability – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew commends midwives in the Southern Trust area for resisting attempts to move them onto contracts with worse terms and conditions. He says the Trust has now abandoned the move and that no health worker should face discrimination due to age or disability.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Southern Trust midwives contract changes abandoned Original release: No health worker should be discriminated against due to age or disability – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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We will only move forward together
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says Northern Ireland and its elected representatives must move forward together, as the Prime Minister recently said, and argues unionism must also unite after division let a non-unionist win a North Antrim seat. She points to unionist representatives in South…
Constitutional affairs Original release: We will only move forward together (opens in a new tab)
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Twin track approach of restoring institutions and dealing with Windsor Framework challenges required – Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA calls for a twin-track approach: restoring devolution at Stormont while continuing to press on Windsor Framework concerns. He urges the Prime Minister to set out his intentions and the Statutory Instruments under consideration, arguing uncertainty is delaying the…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Windsor Framework Statutory Instruments and restoration of Stormont Executive Original release: Twin track approach of restoring institutions and dealing with Windsor Framework challenges required – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism needs to influence our future directly from Stormont – Nicholson
UUP Vice-Chair and former MEP Jim Nicholson urges unionism to stop relying on wish-list politics and to push for influence through a restored Stormont, rejecting a return to Direct Rule. He says the Windsor Framework still needs fixing and that the DUP's conditions remain unmet.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework House of Commons votes Original release: Unionism needs to influence our future directly from Stormont – Nicholson (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland misses out on decarbonisation funding
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA says she is appalled Northern Ireland is missing out on Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant money, blaming the lack of a functioning Executive after Treasury confirmed no Barnett consequentials can be identified for…
Environment and climate Housing Issue: Northern Ireland excluded from Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant Original release: Northern Ireland misses out on decarbonisation funding (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: Everyone has a part to play in fighting climate emergency
SDLP climate spokesperson Gary McKeown says everyone, from governments and large firms to households, must share responsibility ahead of Earth Day 2023, urging councils to use recycling, pollution controls and planning for biodiversity. SDLP active travel spokesperson Simon Lee calls for…
Environment and climate Local government Original release: SDLP: Everyone has a part to play in fighting climate emergency (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls on the Health and Communities departments to legislate so Universal Credit claimants in Northern Ireland get free dental treatment and sight tests automatically, as in the rest of the UK. She says current HC1 form applications create unnecessary red tape ahead…
Social security and welfare Health Original release: Armstrong calls for free dental treatment and sight tests for UC claimants (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - "We must get the foundations right"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP responds to the Prime Minister's comments, saying devolution must rest on support from both unionists and nationalists and that the DUP stands ready to work with the Government to restore the Assembly. He rejects reform that excludes unionists.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's comments on devolution and institutional reform, April 2023 Original release: Sir Jeffrey - "We must get the foundations right" (opens in a new tab)
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Implementing the partition of the U.K. and putting Sinn Fein in charge of government won’t save the Union Prime Minister
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the Prime Minister's Belfast Agreement anniversary event at Hillsbrough Castle, arguing that installing Sinn Fein in government and a Stormont bound by the Protocol will not strengthen the Union. He publishes his letter declining the invitation, saying the…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's Belfast Agreement 25th anniversary gala dinner at Hillsbrough Castle Original release: Implementing the partition of the U.K. and putting Sinn Fein in charge of government won’t save the Union Prime Minister (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says an Executive is needed urgently to tackle chronic waiting lists for autism diagnosis and to implement the autism strategy, which she says is being held up without a functioning Executive.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Executive needed to tackle chronic autism diagnosis waiting lists – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly reform cannot be a cloak for unionist exclusion
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart accuses the Alliance Party of seeking to exclude unionism under the guise of Assembly reform because it disagrees with unionist views. She says institutional change must come through cross-community consensus and that unionists will not be bullied or excluded.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Assembly reform cannot be a cloak for unionist exclusion (opens in a new tab)
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Governments Celebrating a Good Friday Agreement That No Longer has a Pulse. – Tóibín
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the British and Irish governments are marking the Good Friday Agreement while its institutions sit idle, blaming the DUP for holding Stormont hostage and calling the governments' celebrations hollow.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement anniversary celebrations amid Stormont collapse Original release: Governments Celebrating a Good Friday Agreement That No Longer has a Pulse. – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Windsor tightens the Protocol knot
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking in Ballyhalbert in support of Ards Peninsula candidate Tom Thompson, says the Windsor Framework tightens rather than loosens the Protocol, leaving EU law and the ECJ in control of GB-NI internal trade, including the green lanes.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework green lanes arrangement for GB-NI trade Original release: Windsor tightens the Protocol knot (opens in a new tab)
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Maskey welcomes council approval for new housing development in West Belfast
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes Belfast City Council's approval of a planning bid for social homes on Blackstaff Way in west Belfast. He says it will help ease housing stress, which he puts at over 8,000 people, and criticises parties that opposed the scheme.
Housing Local government Issue: Blackstaff Way social housing scheme approved by Belfast City Council Original release: Maskey welcomes council approval for new housing development in West Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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We need stable government not endless political drift – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald, marking 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement, calls for all political leaders to share power and restore a functioning government, urging the DUP to make a decision as Stormont remains stalled.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Original release: We need stable government not endless political drift – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist…
DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson cautions the Northern Ireland Secretary of State that the Belfast and successor Agreements rest on cross-community support, calling the NIO's approach patronising towards unionist concerns. He says Stormont will not be restored without arrangements restoring…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist… (opens in a new tab)
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Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers
TUV Lisburn South candidate Stewart McEvoy says DUP leader Emma Little-Pengelly's remarks about a "pathway" back into the Stormont executive show the DUP will return to implementing the Protocol after the local elections. He argues the Windsor Framework does not resolve Protocol issues and calls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Little-Pengelly comments on DUP pathway back into Stormont executive Original release: Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers (opens in a new tab)