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Forsythe urges Chancellor to prioritise childcare support in Spring…
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise the tax-free childcare allowance from 20% to at least 30% and remove the cap in the Spring Statement, citing pressures on working families. She also points to the Northern Ireland childcare support scheme introduced by Education…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Spring Statement childcare support tax-free allowance request Original release: Forsythe urges Chancellor to prioritise childcare support in Spring… (opens in a new tab)
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We must build more homes to tackle homelessness – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew urges building more social and affordable housing to reduce homelessness and dependence on temporary accommodation, following an Audit Office report warning of unsustainable financial pressure on homelessness services. He also says Sinn Féin is bringing Assembly…
Housing Issue: Audit Office report on temporary accommodation and homelessness services Original release: We must build more homes to tackle homelessness – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Urgency needed to protect UK internal market: Campbell
East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell calls for urgent Government action to resolve the barriers affecting the movement of plants and seeds between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, saying the Northern Ireland Protocol harms horticulture businesses, raises costs and bans 30 native species.
Economy and employment Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Horticulture trade barriers under Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Urgency needed to protect UK internal market: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Minister announces £1500 Support Payment for Voluntary and Community…
DUP release reports that Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a £1,500 support payment for voluntary and community groups funded via his department's Voluntary & Community and Community Empowerment Divisions. The minister says rising operating costs and high demand are putting pressure…
Public finance and taxation Issue: £1,500 support payment for voluntary and community organisations announced Original release: Minister announces £1500 Support Payment for Voluntary and Community… (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State must stand with Loughgall soldiers: Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart urges the Secretary of State to back the SAS soldiers involved in the Loughgall and Clonoe operations, arguing IRA members were armed and intended to kill. She questions whether Hilary Benn backs the government's challenge to the Clonoe inquest verdict and says…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Loughgall inquest proceeding and Clonoe verdict challenge Original release: Secretary of State must stand with Loughgall soldiers: Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Independent Panel for ‘One Island – One Environment’ discussion announced
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan announces the independent chairperson and panel for the 'One Island, One Environment' discussion in Ballymun on 4 April, co-hosted with the Commission on the Future of Ireland. She says the event will explore how a United Ireland could strengthen environmental protection…
Environment and climate Constitutional affairs Issue: One Island, One Environment discussion panel announcement Original release: Independent Panel for ‘One Island – One Environment’ discussion announced (opens in a new tab)
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‘Irish language organisations deserve fair funding’ – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy calls for fair and sustainable funding for Irish language organisations, joining activists protesting at Stormont. He says grassroots groups have led the language's revival and that the north-south implementation bodies deserve proper funding.
Disability and equality Public finance and taxation Issue: Irish language sector funding protest at Stormont Original release: ‘Irish language organisations deserve fair funding’ – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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A milestone for compassion - Forsythe
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe welcomes the Finance Minister's move to bring in baby loss certificates in Northern Ireland, saying they formally recognise grief for babies lost before 24 weeks. She also welcomes progress on electronic registration of deaths and stillbirths.
Health Issue: Northern Ireland baby loss certificates introduction announcement Original release: A milestone for compassion - Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for urgent action on homelessness crisis, following NIAO report
Alliance Housing spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA calls for immediate action on homelessness after a Comptroller and Auditor General report showed temporary accommodation demand up 176% since 2017. She urges greater social housebuilding and a preventative approach, and says the Communities…
Housing Issue: Audit Office report on temporary accommodation and homelessness services Original release: Armstrong calls for urgent action on homelessness crisis, following NIAO report (opens in a new tab)
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NI Water will not escape damaging financial pressures as long as funding model continues, says McMurray
Alliance's South Down MLA Andrew McMurray says NI Water will not escape financial pressures while the Infrastructure Minister keeps its current funding model. He responds to plans for a forensic accountant to investigate its overspend and calls for NI Water to move into community ownership.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: NI Water forensic accountant investigation into resource budget overspend Original release: NI Water will not escape damaging financial pressures as long as funding model continues, says McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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UK Gov ETA scheme will harm tourism on island of Ireland, warn Alliance representatives
Alliance economy spokespeople David Honeyford and Kate Nicholl urge the UK Government to rethink its ETA scheme, warning it could seriously harm tourism across the island, particularly North American visitor numbers and tour operators skipping Northern Ireland stops. Nicholl asks for exemptions…
Economy and employment Immigration Issue: UK Government Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme implementation Original release: UK Gov ETA scheme will harm tourism on island of Ireland, warn Alliance representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive has failed to get to grips with homelessness
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says the Executive has totally failed to address rising homelessness across the North after an NI Audit Office report on the scale of the crisis. He calls for sustained funding, long-term solutions and affordable homes, and says the SDLP will publish its own housing…
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Audit Office report on temporary accommodation and homelessness services Original release: Durkan: Executive has failed to get to grips with homelessness (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin meets Economy Minister on Regional Jobs, Skills, and Investment Bill
SDLP Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin MLA says she met the Economy Minister to discuss her proposed Regional Jobs, Skills, and Investment Bill, which would impose binding duties on departments to address regional imbalances, particularly in the North West.
Economy and employment Issue: McLaughlin meeting with Economy Minister on Regional Jobs, Skills, and Investment Bill Original release: McLaughlin meets Economy Minister on Regional Jobs, Skills, and Investment Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: NI Water overspend underlines need for fundamental change
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA says NI Water's budget overspend shows the need for fundamental change to how the organisation is run and funded. He asks Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to have forensic accountants assess its funding model and calls for an…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: NI Water forensic accountant investigation into resource budget overspend Original release: Durkan: NI Water overspend underlines need for fundamental change (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive must ring-fence UK Government funding for housing
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan calls for the Executive to ring-fence any Barnett consequentials from the UK Government's £2bn housing package for 18,000 social and affordable homes, and says he will seek the figure from the Communities Minister.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government £2bn funding for 18,000 social and affordable homes Original release: Durkan: Executive must ring-fence UK Government funding for housing (opens in a new tab)
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Government right to challenge Clonoe inquest findings - Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the Government's challenge to the inquest findings on the 1992 Clonoe operation and rejects the coroner's conclusions. He backs legal efforts to overturn them, argues soldiers should not be criminalised, and says the SAS action removed a dangerous IRA weapon.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British Ministry of Defence challenge to Clonoe inquest ruling Original release: Government right to challenge Clonoe inquest findings - Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Women’s voices must be heard and respected – Martin
North Down DUP MLA Peter Martin says the DUP will keep defending women's rights and single-sex spaces after meeting Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland at Stormont. He accuses Sinn Féin, Alliance and the SDLP of dismissing the group's concerns and criticises the First Minister for avoiding…
Disability and equality Original release: Women’s voices must be heard and respected – Martin (opens in a new tab)
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SF priorities misguided - Erskine
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine criticises DfI Minister Liz Kimmins over plans for Irish language signage at Grand Central Station, arguing the money should instead go to potholes, roads and rural streetlighting. She questions the cost and says Sinn Fein prioritises its own agenda.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: SF priorities misguided - Erskine (opens in a new tab)
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Allister to host Briefing on the Future of UK Defence: How Should We Respond to the Latest European Union Proposals?
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP is hosting a Westminster briefing for MPs and Peers, led by former Deputy ISAF commander Lt Gen Jonathan Riley, on the UK's defence policy. The session will examine EU defence integration proposals and their implications for NATO ties.
International affairs Issue: EU Reset proposals on UK defence integration and NATO Original release: Allister to host Briefing on the Future of UK Defence: How Should We Respond to the Latest European Union Proposals? (opens in a new tab)
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Is spreagadh eile don Ghaeilge é comharthaíocht dhátheangach ag an Mórstáisiún Bhéal Feirste – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly welcomes Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins' announcement that Irish will appear on physical signage and ticket machines at Belfast Grand Central Station, calling it another step for the language and equality.
Disability and equality Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: Is spreagadh eile don Ghaeilge é comharthaíocht dhátheangach ag an Mórstáisiún Bhéal Feirste – Reilly (opens in a new tab)