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Dillon pays tribute to cervical screening campaigners
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon pays tribute to women who campaigned to uncover failings in the north's cervical screening service, and calls for every recommendation from the recent independent review and earlier reviews to be fully implemented and independently monitored to rebuild public confidence.
Health Issue: Atherton Report and decision against a statutory cervical screening inquiry Original release: Dillon pays tribute to cervical screening campaigners (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast City Council Irish Language Policy Making a Mockery of Consultation
TUV deputy leader Councillor Ron McDowell says Belfast City Council is imposing Irish street signs despite failing to reach the 15% support threshold in the consultation, calling the process an abuse of process. He claims the signage deters Unionist and Protestant residents from moving into areas…
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Belfast City Council Irish street signage decision after consultation Original release: Belfast City Council Irish Language Policy Making a Mockery of Consultation (opens in a new tab)
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TUV blasts Health Minister’s failure to call public inquiry
TUV Cusher Councillor Keith Ratcliffe criticises the Health Minister for not calling a full public inquiry into the ladies' letters scandal, saying only an inquiry under the 2005 Act can provide answers. He says the announcement avoided Assembly scrutiny and that his party colleague has asked the…
Health Issue: Atherton Report and decision against a statutory cervical screening inquiry Original release: TUV blasts Health Minister’s failure to call public inquiry (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Health service must address repeated patient recalls and reviews
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says repeated patient recalls – including the Belfast Trust’s recall of more than 160 heart patients possibly fitted with unnecessary CRT devices – raise serious questions about the health service, urges anyone affected to contact the Trust and呼s
Health Issue: Belfast Health Trust advanced heart conditions recall Original release: McGrath: Health service must address repeated patient recalls and reviews (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie MLA responds to publication of cervical screening report
UUP MLA Doug Beattie responds to the Atherton report on the Northern Ireland cervical screening programme, saying it exposed serious governance failings and damaged public trust. He is disappointed no statutory public inquiry will proceed, while backing the Health Minister's reasoning and urging…
Health Issue: Atherton Report and decision against a statutory cervical screening inquiry Original release: Doug Beattie MLA responds to publication of cervical screening report (opens in a new tab)
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Gordon Lyons and the DUP are opposed to equality, rights and respect – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason accuses Communities Minister Gordon Lyons of hostility to the Irish language after his Communities Committee appearance, citing the Líofa decision, opposition to Acht Gaeilge and a stalled language strategy.
Disability and equality Issue: Gordon Lyons Communities Committee appearance on Irish language policy Original release: Gordon Lyons and the DUP are opposed to equality, rights and respect – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Palantir Unlimited Access to NHS - Stormont Must Halt Health Service Privatisation
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on Stormont to halt health service privatisation, citing Palantir's access to NHS England patient data and warning it could extend to Northern Ireland. He urges backing for the UNISON campaign ahead of a Health and Community Committee deputation.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Palantir access to NHS England patient data Original release: Palantir Unlimited Access to NHS - Stormont Must Halt Health Service Privatisation (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive must ensure Irish language strategy is delivered
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA calls on the Executive to make sure an Irish language strategy is brought forward, after the High Court heard the Department for Communities will not deliver it before the current Assembly mandate ends.
Disability and equality Issue: Department for Communities delay on Irish language strategy Original release: Durkan: Executive must ensure Irish language strategy is delivered (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Sinn Féin incompetence has cost Strabane Athletic FC dearly
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan accuses Sinn Féin, including the Infrastructure Minister, of incompetence and delay over the Strabane Athletic FC development, claiming its land was bought by the Education Authority without the club being informed. He asks how long Sinn Féin knew and why the…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Strabane Athletic FC development land purchase by Education Authority Original release: McCrossan: Sinn Féin incompetence has cost Strabane Athletic FC dearly (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Cervical screening public inquiry decision will cause further hurt
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says the Health Minister's refusal to order a public inquiry into the Southern Trust cervical screening failures will hurt affected women, despite findings from Professor Sir Frank Atherton's review.
Health Issue: Atherton Report and decision against a statutory cervical screening inquiry Original release: McGrath: Cervical screening public inquiry decision will cause further hurt (opens in a new tab)
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Denial of public inquiry into cervical screening scandal fails those impacted, says McAllister
Alliance's Nuala McAllister MLA says refusing a full public inquiry into the Southern Trust cervical screening scandal fails those affected, after the Atherton Report was published. She has tabled an urgent oral question asking the Health Minister to explain his rationale to the Assembly.
Health Issue: Atherton Report and decision against a statutory cervical screening inquiry Original release: Denial of public inquiry into cervical screening scandal fails those impacted, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Latest reports on Irish Language Strategy ‘a deliberate, provocative and intolerant approach’ by Gordon Lyons – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew accuses Communities Minister Gordon Lyons of a deliberate, provocative and intolerant approach after reports that his department will not produce an Irish language strategy during this mandate. He says the DUP is attacking the language to win back support from hardline…
Disability and equality Issue: Department for Communities delay on Irish language strategy Original release: Latest reports on Irish Language Strategy ‘a deliberate, provocative and intolerant approach’ by Gordon Lyons – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Why We Are Marching For Lough Neagh
People Before Profit calls for a mass march for Lough Neagh on Sunday 17 May, starting at The Batter Bar and ending at Ardboe High Cross, citing toxic algae blooms, pollution from intensive farming and sewage, and unsafe drinking water. It is held 40 years after a 1980s march against lignite mining.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Original release: Why We Are Marching For Lough Neagh (opens in a new tab)
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RHI scandal ‘a monument to arrogance in government’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes the official closure of the RHI scheme, calling it a scandal that cost the public purse an estimated £500 million and damaged public trust. He accuses the DUP of arrogance and hypocrisy, citing its current conduct in the Assembly.
Environment and climate Public finance and taxation Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: RHI scandal ‘a monument to arrogance in government’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister: Musgrave Park ‘Mega Clinic’ life changing for long-waiting patients
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt welcomes a weekend 'Mega Clinic' at Musgrave Park Hospital for adult patients awaiting a first spinal appointment, saying it will review around 123 long-waiting patients and cut waiting times by 11 weeks. He calls for recurrent funding to sustain such projects.
Health Issue: Musgrave Park Mega Clinic for spinal patients weekend Original release: Health Minister: Musgrave Park ‘Mega Clinic’ life changing for long-waiting patients (opens in a new tab)
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Behind every figure is a person as NI drug-related deaths continue to rise
UUP Deputy Leader and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Diana Armstrong responds to NISRA's annual drug-related death figures, which show 251 deaths registered in 2024, and says the rising trend reflects a collective failure, criticising the drugs taskforce for inaction.
Health Issue: NISRA annual drug-related deaths statistics 2024 Original release: Behind every figure is a person as NI drug-related deaths continue to rise (opens in a new tab)
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Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust founders wished well as they step back from daily operations – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins wishes the founders of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust well as they step back from its day-to-day operations, praising the charity's work bringing over 2,500 people home from overseas.
Other Issue: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust founders stepping back from daily operations Original release: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust founders wished well as they step back from daily operations – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy welcomes closure of botched RHI scheme
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes the closure of the RHI scheme announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, saying it should be followed by learning from past failings. He blames the scheme's design under a DUP minister for incentivising burning of public money, and says future renewable…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: Delargy welcomes closure of botched RHI scheme (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister must recognise real issues facing homecare – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan calls on the Health Minister to fulfil his pledge for real Living Wage pay for care workers and to produce a comprehensive plan that improves and future‑proofs homecare services, ahead of a Sinn Féin motion in the Assembly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health Minister real Living Wage for care workers Original release: Health Minister must recognise real issues facing homecare – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future
UUP economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA welcomes the Assembly's final passage of the RHI non-domestic closure bill, calling it a first step. She urges a credible renewable energy framework covering grid capacity, offshore wind and long-term planning, and says the Renewable Energy Price…
Economy and employment Environment and climate Issue: RHI scheme closure announced by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald Original release: Armstrong welcomes RHI Closure as first step toward Northern Ireland's clean energy future (opens in a new tab)