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Protocol bureaucracy costing £506m - Government official figure.
DUP East Londonderry Gregory Campbell says FCDO figures show the Northern Ireland Protocol paperwork has cost £506m (£16.8m a month) since August 2020, money that could fund nurses, teachers and firefighters, and calls for the Protocol to be replaced with arrangements that restore NI’s place in the
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol paperwork cost £506m Original release: Protocol bureaucracy costing £506m - Government official figure. (opens in a new tab)
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Wrong for patients to be treated like chess pieces in political Protocol game - Empey
UUP peer Lord Empey, a member of the Lords EU sub-Committee on the Northern Ireland Protocol, says medicine supply problems persist despite EU legislative changes and urges the Foreign Secretary to pursue a mutual recognition agreement with the Commission.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lords committee letter to Foreign Secretary on Northern Ireland medicines supply Original release: Wrong for patients to be treated like chess pieces in political Protocol game - Empey (opens in a new tab)
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Long Waiting Lists for Red Flag Cancer Referrals a result of Political Instability, says Alliance MLAs
Alliance MLAs, through Health Spokesperson Ms Bradshaw, say long red flag cancer waiting lists in the Western Trust reflect political instability and call for an Executive and Health Minister to deliver long-term funding. Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly urges more Rapid Diagnosis Centres.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Western Trust red flag cancer referral waiting times figures Original release: Long Waiting Lists for Red Flag Cancer Referrals a result of Political Instability, says Alliance MLAs (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent clarification needed on budgets, says Armstrong, after charity announces redundancy notices
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls for urgent clarity on budgets after Mencap NI issued 30-day redundancy notices to staff running its employment support services, citing a lack of funding information from Departments and the UK Government.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: Mencap NI employment services redundancy notices over funding uncertainty Original release: Urgent clarification needed on budgets, says Armstrong, after charity announces redundancy notices (opens in a new tab)
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Historic Downpatrick discovery needs urgent response – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard calls for an urgent response from government agencies to protect a potentially major Bronze Age site uncovered during work for the new Down High School in Downpatrick. He has asked authorities to set out how they will protect and examine the area.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Downpatrick Bronze Age site discovery during Down High School works Original release: Historic Downpatrick discovery needs urgent response – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Sunak Needs to Proceed without the DUP – Tóibín
Aontú's Peadar Tóibín, TD for Meath West, urges Rishi Sunak to push ahead with the Windsor Framework deal without DUP backing, blaming the DUP for Stormont's collapse and the strain on public services.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sunak EU Protocol deal and DUP opposition Original release: Sunak Needs to Proceed without the DUP – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Independent Review of education presents major opportunity says Egan
Alliance education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says the Independent Review of Education is a major opportunity to reform the system, after meeting the Review Panel. She raises concerns about Special Educational Needs provision and the statementing process, and calls for a single integrated system…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Independent Review of Education interim report and Review Panel meeting Original release: Independent Review of education presents major opportunity says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Pedestrian and cycle crossing for Sunnyside Street
SDLP calls for a pedestrian and cycle crossing to be provided on Sunnyside Street, according to the release's title. The release text contains no further detail on the location, timescale or responsible body.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Pedestrian and cycle crossing for Sunnyside Street (opens in a new tab)
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EU Agri-committee need to see how Brexit has affected Agri-Food industry in region”– MEP MacManus requests EU visit to border counties
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has formally asked the European Parliament's agriculture committee to send a fact-finding visit to the north and the border region in 2023, to assess Brexit's effect on local farmers and agri-food businesses. He also argues the Protocol is essential and says the…
Agriculture and rural affairs International affairs Issue: MacManus request for European Parliament agriculture committee visit to border region Original release: EU Agri-committee need to see how Brexit has affected Agri-Food industry in region”– MEP MacManus requests EU visit to border counties (opens in a new tab)
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‘Dáithí’s Law will give hope to many waiting for transplants’ – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes the passing of Dáithí's Law at Westminster, which introduces an opt-out organ donation system, and praises the Donate4Dáithí campaign for securing it.
Health Issue: Dáithí's Law organ donation legislation passage at Westminster Original release: ‘Dáithí’s Law will give hope to many waiting for transplants’ – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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PM must deal with Protocol's constitutional and democratic damage
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson calls on the Prime Minister to address the constitutional and democratic issues caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, alongside securing its legal replacement, after raising the matter at Prime Minister's Questions. He says the Protocol has damaged the economy…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Prime Minister's Questions on Northern Ireland Protocol replacement arrangements Original release: PM must deal with Protocol's constitutional and democratic damage (opens in a new tab)
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Outcome of talks between UK Government and RCN must include NI health workers – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA calls for any outcome of UK Government and Royal College of Nursing talks to also apply to Northern Ireland health workers, and for the previous commitment to pay parity to be maintained.
Health Economy and employment Issue: UK Government and Royal College of Nursing talks on nurses' pay dispute Original release: Outcome of talks between UK Government and RCN must include NI health workers – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Erskine calls for action to sustain GP surgeries
DUP Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine calls on the Department of Health and the Western Trust to act to stop GP surgeries closing in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, after the Brookeborough and Tempo practices handed back their contract. She says she will meet GPs, the department and the…
Health Issue: Brookeborough and Tempo surgery hands back GP services contract Original release: Erskine calls for action to sustain GP surgeries (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy calls on health department to protect Brookeborough and Tempo GP services
Sinn Féin MLA Aine Murphy urges the health department and Western Trust to act urgently to keep GP services running for around 8,000 patients in Brookeborough and Tempo after reports the surgery has returned its contract. She also argues rural GP provision must be protected and calls for a health…
Health Issue: Brookeborough and Tempo surgery hands back GP services contract Original release: Murphy calls on health department to protect Brookeborough and Tempo GP services (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers and teachers deserve fair pay – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls on the British Government to end cuts to public services and agree a fair pay settlement for teachers and health workers taking strike action across the north. He also says an Executive must be formed to protect workers' rights.
Economy and employment Health Issue: February 2023 public sector strike wave and rallies across the North Original release: Health workers and teachers deserve fair pay – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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TUV will not be taking the knee to the Union-dismantling Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister says unionism must stand firm and not accept a Protocol deal that keeps Northern Ireland under EU Customs Code and EU law, warning that any deal would leave it subject to foreign laws and lead to a Sinn Féin First Minister. He says TUV will not back the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU Windsor Framework negotiations on Northern Ireland Protocol leaks Original release: TUV will not be taking the knee to the Union-dismantling Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to support Dáithí’s Law in Commons
SDLP says it will back Dáithí's Law when it reaches the House of Commons on Wednesday, with MPs attending to voice full support. Leader Colum Eastwood praises the MacGabhann family's campaign for the organ transplant legislation and says it should have passed Stormont earlier.
Health Issue: Dáithí's Law organ donation legislation passage at Westminster Original release: SDLP to support Dáithí’s Law in Commons (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill congratulates Dáithí and family on ‘steadfast determination’ to pass life-saving law
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, the First Minister designate, praises campaigners for pushing Dáithí's Law through, welcoming its confirmed passage at Westminster this week as a step toward expanding organ transplant options.
Health Issue: Dáithí's Law organ donation legislation passage at Westminster Original release: O’Neill congratulates Dáithí and family on ‘steadfast determination’ to pass life-saving law (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus Calls On Minister Ryan To Ensure Addition Of Western Rail Corridor To TEN-T Network
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus urges Minister Eamon Ryan to back adding the Western Rail Corridor to the EU's trans-European transport network, arguing it would unlock EU funding for reopening the line. He says the Government has no justification to keep opposing the move, ahead of an expected…
Infrastructure and transport International affairs Issue: Western Rail Corridor inclusion in EU transport network call Original release: MacManus Calls On Minister Ryan To Ensure Addition Of Western Rail Corridor To TEN-T Network (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister warns against constitutionally damaging deal
TUV leader Jim Allister warns that any Sunak deal with the EU must be judged on constitutional grounds, arguing that EU customs rules and single market access would alter Northern Ireland's position under the Acts of Union. He cautions unionists against accepting single market access, which he…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK Windsor Framework deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Jim Allister warns against constitutionally damaging deal (opens in a new tab)