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Empey comments on Lord Benyon letter
Lord Empey, UUP peer and member of the Lords Committee on the Northern Ireland Protocol, says Lord Benyon's letter on physical infrastructure at NI ports is not the real reason for the checks, blaming the Government for sidelining the NI Department of Agriculture and calling for talks and a fresh…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Benyon letter on Protocol green and red lanes Original release: Empey comments on Lord Benyon letter (opens in a new tab)
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Best New Year’s present for NI is to restore and reform Stormont, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA calls for the Assembly and Executive to be restored and for reforms to the institutions so that a single party cannot collapse them again, citing the cost of living crisis and the absence of a functioning Executive.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Best New Year’s present for NI is to restore and reform Stormont, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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New Year realities for Sinn Fein in their new position - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell issues a New Year message saying 2023 brings difficulties over the NI Protocol, the cost of living and the war in Ukraine. He says Sinn Fein's position as the largest party in the Republic and in Northern Ireland will be a reality Unionists must face, and that their push…
Constitutional affairs Original release: New Year realities for Sinn Fein in their new position - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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TUV warns over Lord Benyon’s letter on Protocol plans
TUV leader Jim Allister says Lord Benyon's letter on Protocol plans shows the government focuses only on the Protocol's operation rather than reversing its sovereignty impact. He claims green and red lanes confirm an Irish Sea border and will bring more permanent infrastructure at Larne and Belfast.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Benyon letter on Protocol green and red lanes Original release: TUV warns over Lord Benyon’s letter on Protocol plans (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney – construction of post-Brexit check facilities necessary
Sinn Féin Brexit Spokesperson Declan Kearney MLA welcomes the British government's plan to legislate for a legal basis for post-Brexit checks at ports of entry, calling it long overdue. He criticises the DUP's earlier pause on procurement for agri-food checks and urges the British government to…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: British government legislation for post-Brexit port of entry checks Original release: Kearney – construction of post-Brexit check facilities necessary (opens in a new tab)
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Enhancement of Protocol related infrastructure at Northern Ireland ports is unacceptable - Elliott
UUP DAERA spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA says the UK government is giving ground to the EU by enhancing checks at Northern Ireland ports on goods moving onward to the EU, while the Westminster Protocol Bill offers nothing positive. He calls for progress information on UK-EU talks.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Enhanced checks at Northern Ports on onward EU-bound goods Original release: Enhancement of Protocol related infrastructure at Northern Ireland ports is unacceptable - Elliott (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill expresses deepest sympathies to families of those killed in Tyrone road collision
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate and Mid Ulster MLA, offers sympathy to families of three adults who died in a Co. Tyrone road crash, and wishes recovery for the other casualties.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Co. Tyrone road traffic collision December 2022 Original release: O’Neill expresses deepest sympathies to families of those killed in Tyrone road collision (opens in a new tab)
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the message above the door
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, in a Christmas message, reflects on words carved above his Westminster office door and on Christian faith at Christmas. He also says he assured the Royal College of Nursing of support for a decent pay rise and terms overhaul, and calls for agency spending to be…
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: the message above the door (opens in a new tab)
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Sunak must end ‘unacceptable’ refusal to negotiate with health workers – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, calls on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to end his government's refusal to negotiate with NHS unions and agree a fair pay settlement to avoid further strikes by health workers. She says she has written to him urging engagement.
Health Economy and employment Issue: NHS health workers strike pay dispute with British Government Original release: Sunak must end ‘unacceptable’ refusal to negotiate with health workers – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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TUV warns against extension of “Gender Recognition” legislation to Northern Ireland
TUV spokesperson Lorna Smyth criticises Alliance MP Stephen Farry for welcoming Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill and wanting it extended to Northern Ireland. She claims the bill risks women's safe spaces, allows sex offenders to apply for recognition, and should be repealed.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Scotland Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed Original release: TUV warns against extension of “Gender Recognition” legislation to Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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"British Government Spies Must Be Expelled from Irish Government Buildings"
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD calls on the new Taoiseach to remove British agents from Irish government buildings after a former agent claimed a senior Dublin official works for the British Army. He also asks for an urgent Joint Committee meeting before Christmas.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Claims of British agents operating in Dublin government buildings Original release: "British Government Spies Must Be Expelled from Irish Government Buildings" (opens in a new tab)
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Erskine welcomes new rapid diagnosis centres
DUP Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine welcomes the opening of rapid diagnostic centres, including one in Dungannon, saying it will speed up diagnosis and bring services closer to rural patients rather than Belfast.
Health Issue: Rapid diagnostic centres launch including Dungannon Original release: Erskine welcomes new rapid diagnosis centres (opens in a new tab)
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British government should scrap travel requirements in Ireland under regressive Nationalities and Borders Act – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British government to scrap visa requirements for travel within Ireland under the Nationalities and Borders Act, saying they would damage tourism and breach the Good Friday Agreement.
Immigration Economy and employment Issue: Nationalities and Borders Act visa requirements for travel within Ireland Original release: British government should scrap travel requirements in Ireland under regressive Nationalities and Borders Act – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Ofcom report demonstrates benefits of DUP broadband investment
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine says the Ofcom Connected Nations 2022 report shows the benefits of DUP-secured broadband investment, citing full fibre availability of 85% in Northern Ireland against 41% in England and 71% in Fermanagh and Omagh.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Ofcom Connected Nations 2022 report on broadband availability Original release: Ofcom report demonstrates benefits of DUP broadband investment (opens in a new tab)
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Key Questions on present UK-EU engagement
TUV leader Jim Allister says the current UK-EU talks on the Protocol are a sham and a deceit, arguing the EU mandate does not allow changes to the text and that mere implementation adjustments cannot alter the Protocol's legal and constitutional effects.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Key Questions on present UK-EU engagement (opens in a new tab)
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“Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen
Aontú Cllr Denise Mullen calls for further investment in health services and for nurses' pay to match neighbouring jurisdictions, amid the nurses' strike. She blames Stormont political deadlock for blocking a 4.5 per cent pay award and says MLAs taking wages while the Assembly is not sitting is…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: “Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Ambulance wait shows impact of health service crisis
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath says a man's death after waiting over nine hours for an ambulance shows the crisis in the health service, and calls for long-term reform and an end to the DUP's boycott of Stormont.
Health Issue: Man dies after waiting over nine hours for ambulance Original release: McGrath: Ambulance wait shows impact of health service crisis (opens in a new tab)
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‘Nurses deserve fair pay and safe staffing’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the British government to deliver a fair pay award for nurses and health workers as they begin a second day of strike action, saying workers should not have been forced onto picket lines.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: ‘Nurses deserve fair pay and safe staffing’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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The RCN Strike
People Before Profit publishes an RCN strike interview from the Ulster Hospital, where RCN representatives say nurses are still out of pay parity with England, Scotland and Wales and are losing staff. They point to a 3% award not yet paid and call for it to be backdated to April.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: The RCN Strike (opens in a new tab)
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Cameron welcomes ambitious plans for ambulance turnaround times
DUP South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron welcomes plans by Health and Social Care Trusts for a three-hour maximum ambulance handover limit at Emergency Departments, alongside a 48-hour discharge limit, and says each Trust must honour assurances of no cost for interim placements.
Health Issue: Trusts' three-hour ambulance handover limit and discharge reform plans Original release: Cameron welcomes ambitious plans for ambulance turnaround times (opens in a new tab)