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What price children’s safety?” asks Lockhart
DUP MP for Upper Bann Carla Lockhart writes to the Department of Infrastructure’s Permanent Secretary urging a reversal of the decision to cut funding for school cycling‑proficiency programmes, saying the move endangers children’s safety and contradicts active‑travel goals.
Infrastructure and transport Education Issue: Department for Infrastructure ends school cycling proficiency scheme funding Original release: What price children’s safety?” asks Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed
Green Party NI councillor Stephen Dunlop says he is saddened by the end of Department for Infrastructure funding for the school cycling proficiency scheme, which the department attributes to budget constraints. He argues the move denies children a safe way to learn cycling and blames the DUP's…
Infrastructure and transport Education Issue: Department for Infrastructure ends school cycling proficiency scheme funding Original release: Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes launch of free contraception delivery service for NI
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw, South Belfast MLA, welcomes the launch of a fully operational contraception delivery service across Northern Ireland, offering free contraception and optional free STI testing. She says it will widen access and privacy, particularly for rural residents…
Health Issue: Free contraception delivery service launch for Northern Ireland Original release: Bradshaw welcomes launch of free contraception delivery service for NI (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers entitled to a fair pay rise and safe working conditions – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says health workers deserve a fair pay rise and safe conditions, backs Unison’s call and urges the British Secretary of State to meet unions, stressing the need for a restored Stormont Executive.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Unison call for health workers pay rise Original release: Health workers entitled to a fair pay rise and safe working conditions – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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DUP MPs press MOD for recognition of pre-2015 War Widows
DUP Defence Spokesman Gavin Robinson and Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart say they met Defence Minister Andrew Murrison to press for recognition of around 300 War Widows who remarried before 2015 and lost their pension entitlement. They say a solution now rests with the Treasury.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Original release: DUP MPs press MOD for recognition of pre-2015 War Widows (opens in a new tab)
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British Government needs to act now and fully replace lost EU funding- Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald warns that European Social Fund-funded groups, their staff and service users face imminent job and service losses. She calls on the British Government to fully replace lost EU money and asks local departments to extend existing funding pro-rata for a year.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: European Social Fund funding cliff-edge for community and voluntary groups Original release: British Government needs to act now and fully replace lost EU funding- Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Loss of European Social Fund will turn people’s lives upside down - Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA warns that the loss of European Social Fund money, combined with the lack of a functioning Executive, could put lives at risk. He calls on the Secretary of State to step in immediately and urges the DUP to return to Stormont and form an Executive.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Loss of European Social Fund funding for community and voluntary services Original release: Loss of European Social Fund will turn people’s lives upside down - Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance proposal for Council to participate in Pride blocked by DUP and UUP
Alliance Councillor Peter Lavery says a party motion to have Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon council join other employers in Belfast Pride and explore a local Pride event was voted down by the DUP and UUP. He accuses the UUP of blocking it and pledges to keep pushing for inclusive council events.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Armagh Banbridge Craigavon council Pride motion defeated by DUP and UUP Original release: Alliance proposal for Council to participate in Pride blocked by DUP and UUP (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: More must be done to tackle violence against women
SDLP councillor Declan McAlinden says more must be done to combat violence against women as he prepares to table a motion at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council calling for better victim services, awareness campaigns, a modern anti‑harassment policy and training for councillors and
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council motion on violence against women Original release: SDLP: More must be done to tackle violence against women (opens in a new tab)
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Attacking fellow unionists doesn’t strengthen unionism
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett says criticism of the DUP from fellow unionists will do little to counter non-unionist electoral gains. He points to lost unionist seats in Strangford, North Antrim and East Antrim after the last Assembly election, blaming a splintered unionist vote rather than…
Constitutional affairs Issue: 2022 Assembly election unionist vote splintering and seat losses Original release: Attacking fellow unionists doesn’t strengthen unionism (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Every effort must be made to protect community transport
SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA says community transport services, including dial-a-lift, are left in limbo over funding and calls on the Department for Infrastructure to give a clear update and carry out an equality impact assessment before deciding their future.
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Original release: Durkan: Every effort must be made to protect community transport (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Conference 2023 – The practical impact of the Protocol on business
TUV council candidate Keith Ratcliffe tells a party conference that the Protocol has harmed Northern Ireland businesses and that the Windsor Framework only tinkers with trade issues. He cites 21 data elements in declarations, freight delays, livestock quarantine and higher car prices, and rejects…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: TUV Conference 2023 – The practical impact of the Protocol on business (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Conference 2023 – Why TUV?
TUV council candidate Stewart Ferris delivers a conference speech describing Sinn Féin as controlled by the Provisional IRA and criticising unsolved killings and the Protocol's farming rules. He contrasts TUV with the UUP and DUP and says the party will offer no false promises.
Constitutional affairs Justice and policing Original release: TUV Conference 2023 – Why TUV? (opens in a new tab)
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TUV conference 2023 – Extracts from Jim Allister’s Conference speech
TUV leader Jim Allister, in extracts from his conference keynote, says the Windsor Framework is a cosmetic change to the Protocol and rejects any Stormont return that implements it, calling it a Protocol-or-Stormont choice and rejecting a Sinn Féin First Minister.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: TUV conference 2023 – Extracts from Jim Allister’s Conference speech (opens in a new tab)
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UUP leader just doesn’t get the seriousness of the Protocol
TUV Banbridge council candidate Brian Moorhead says UUP leader Doug Beattie does not grasp the seriousness of the Protocol, citing his 2021 Ulster Day pledge against it and his recent radio comments urging people to capture its opportunities.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UUP leader Doug Beattie's Radio Ulster comments on the Protocol Original release: UUP leader just doesn’t get the seriousness of the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Tory Legacy Bill should be scrapped – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls for the British Government’s Legacy Bill to be scrapped without delay, saying a European lawyers’ report shows it is unworkable, lacks support from victims, the Irish Government and breaches the Good Friday Agreement.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British Government Legacy Bill Original release: Tory Legacy Bill should be scrapped – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Time to move forward as deal between EU and Britain is ratified – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says it is time to move forward as the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee ratifies the EU-British deal, and calls for an Executive to be restored. She urges the British Government to end cuts and invest in public services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee ratification of the Windsor Framework deal Original release: Time to move forward as deal between EU and Britain is ratified – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus raises farmers’ concerns with Irish processors
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus says he raised farmers' grievances over low prices set by Irish processors with an IBEC delegation in the European Parliament, also citing the EU-Mercosur deal and the Industrial Emissions Directive, and urges the government to clarify its Mercosur position.
Agriculture and rural affairs International affairs Original release: MacManus raises farmers’ concerns with Irish processors (opens in a new tab)
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TUV announce two Lisburn candidates
TUV announces Stewart McEvoy as its candidate for Lisburn South and Stewart Ferris for Downshire East in the upcoming local government election. McEvoy cites dog fouling, litter, school and health pressures, and bus services in Ballymacash, while leader Jim Allister urges voters to back TUV.
Local government Constitutional affairs Issue: TUV Lisburn South and Downshire East council candidates announced Original release: TUV announce two Lisburn candidates (opens in a new tab)
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One unchanging reality for Secretary of State - Campbell
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell says Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris must accept that Northern Ireland governance requires cross-community support, dismissing the Windsor Framework's ratification by the Joint Committee as changing nothing on that front.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee ratification of the Windsor Framework deal Original release: One unchanging reality for Secretary of State - Campbell (opens in a new tab)