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Wrightbus contract example of protocol opportunities – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald welcomes Wrightbus winning a contract to provide 60 hydrogen-fuelled buses to German operator RVK, and says it shows the benefits of selling goods into the EU single market. She calls on the British Government to negotiate constructively with the EU to make the most…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Wrightbus contract with German operator RVK for hydrogen buses Original release: Wrightbus contract example of protocol opportunities – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for an incoming Executive to fund accessible postnatal support after an inquest into a young woman's 2018 death highlighted failings. She says she will press the health minister for a staffed maternal support unit, and urges the DUP to end its Executive boycott.
Health Issue: Inquest into 2018 death of young woman after childbirth Original release: ‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed
TUV secretary and North Belfast representative Ron McDowell says officialdom failed to mark Northern Ireland's centenary, blaming the NIO's low-key events and a blocked Stormont centenary stone, and praises the Loyal Orders for stepping in with a band culture display.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland centenary commemorations 2022 Original release: Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers welcomes Royal Assent for his Private Members' Bill protecting records from historical institutions, including Mother and Baby homes and Magdalene Laundries, from destruction. He says the legislation, passed in the final weeks of the last Assembly mandate, gives…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Royal Assent for Preservation of Documents (Historical Institutions) Bill Original release: Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records (opens in a new tab)
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UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says he is delighted the UUP has secured permission to light up Parliament Buildings orange for the Northern Ireland centenary parade leaving from the Stormont Estate. He says it is a landmark event marking the end of the decade of centenaries.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland centenary parade from Stormont Estate Original release: UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA wishes the Orange Order’s Grand Master Edward Stevenson, lodge officers and all participants a successful CentenNIal Parade, praising the extensive planning, community support during Covid and hoping for an enjoyable, peaceful celebration of Northern Ireland’s first ‑
Community relations and legacy Issue: CentenNIal Parade marking Northern Ireland’s centenary Original release: UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants (opens in a new tab)
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McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast
SDLP councillor Paul McCusker calls for a strategy to tackle poorer health outcomes across Belfast, after a Belfast Healthy Cities report found the city had the worst outcomes in the North and lower life expectancy for men and women.
Health Local government Issue: Belfast Healthy Cities report on health outcomes and life expectancy Original release: McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office
TUV South Belfast representative Andrew Girvin says Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader refused to reject US Congressman Neal's use of the word planter, and calls on unionist parties to refuse to nominate a deputy to her as First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Congressman Neal's use of the term planter Original release: O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says an Executive is urgently needed to reduce health waiting lists, responding to Department of Health figures showing almost 360,000 people waiting. He calls on the DUP to end its boycott and join other parties in the Assembly on Monday.
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: ‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara responds to the Northern Ireland environmental statistics report, citing emissions at 5 per cent of the UK total, falling biodiversity and protected-site condition, and falling recycling rates. He calls for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment and climate Issue: Northern Ireland environmental statistics report 2022 Original release: Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP urges DUP to get back to work
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP urges DUP to get back to work (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath calls for an ambitious plan to cut health waiting lists after figures showed 358,807 people awaiting a first consultant-led outpatient appointment. He says the £46m announced by Health Minister Robin Swann will have a negligible impact and urges an Executive to be…
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says a recall motion has been tabled to reconvene the Assembly, elect a Speaker and First and deputy First Ministers, so an Executive can be formed and deliver over £420 million to households and an extra £1 billion for health services, urging the DUP to cease blocking it.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recall motion to elect Speaker and First Ministers Original release: Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the Assembly so an Executive can be formed and hospital waiting lists tackled. He says the Health Minister has warned that without a three-year budget, strategic health investment will be harder, and pledges £1billion extra for…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister warning on lack of three-year budget without Executive Original release: DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke, a member of the NI Assembly Commission, says the SDLP and Alliance vetoed flying the Union Flag at Parliament Buildings on 28 May 2022, the Northern Ireland centenary, and calls their stance intolerant of British identity.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Union Flag flying at Parliament Buildings on Northern Ireland centenary Original release: Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance (opens in a new tab)
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Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre
UUP councillor Matthew Bell welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's selection of Omagh Hospital as the site of the next regional day procedure centre, saying it will be a ring-fenced hub for day case surgery and that extra theatre sessions will cut waits for urology and general surgery.
Health Issue: Omagh Hospital selected as regional day procedure centre Original release: Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre (opens in a new tab)
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Government should be honest about why there’s a “vanishingly small” chance of bringing criminals to justice
TUV Mid Ulster representative Glen Moore says the Government's legacy proposals omit key facts, blaming early release of terrorists and OTR letters for the remote chance of justice, and calls the plans a shameful betrayal of victims.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Second Reading Original release: Government should be honest about why there’s a “vanishingly small” chance of bringing criminals to justice (opens in a new tab)
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British government acting with ‘indecent haste’ to rush through flawed legacy legislation – Kelly
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly accuses the British government of rushing flawed legacy legislation through with unseen urgency, against victims' wishes, and calls for the proposals to be scrapped and the 2014 Stormont House Agreement implemented in full.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Second Reading Original release: British government acting with ‘indecent haste’ to rush through flawed legacy legislation – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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“British Government is Afraid of Justice, Truth and Accountability
Aontú Deputy Leader Cllr Denise Mullen says the British government's Legacy Bill, being voted on today, grants former state actors amnesty that cuts victims of collusion off from justice and truth. She calls on the Irish government to use international courts and diplomatic pressure, and says…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Second Reading Original release: “British Government is Afraid of Justice, Truth and Accountability (opens in a new tab)
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Proposed legacy legislation flawed, unworkable and at odds with rule of law, says Farry
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says the UK Government's proposed legacy legislation, due for its Commons Second Reading, is flawed and unworkable and cannot be fixed by amendment. He calls for a return to the Stormont House Agreement with tweaks agreed between both governments and local…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Second Reading Original release: Proposed legacy legislation flawed, unworkable and at odds with rule of law, says Farry (opens in a new tab)