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GPNI reacts to devastating Infrastructure Department budget consultation
Green Party NI, through Cllr Rachel Woods, expresses deep concern at the Department for Infrastructure's final budget allocations, citing a shortfall over £100m and cuts to cycling, planning advice grants, active travel and community transport, and warns against switching off streetlights or…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Department for Infrastructure finalised budget allocation 2023 Original release: GPNI reacts to devastating Infrastructure Department budget consultation (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needs formed now to fix the problems in our health service – Dillion
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for the Executive to be restored now to fix health service problems, cut waiting lists and improve care, marking 75 years of the NHS at Stormont. She blames over 13 years of Tory cuts and chronic understaffing.
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NHS still underpinned by its most valuable resource – its people:…
DUP Health Spokesperson Paul Givan pays tribute to the NHS on its 75th anniversary, hosting celebrations at Parliament Buildings and calling for Northern Ireland's health reforms to be delivered and the service placed on a sustainable financial footing.
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Theft of wreaths demonstrates hated and ignorance: Middleton
DUP MLA Gary Middleton says those who stole wreaths from the Diamond War Memorial in Derry show sectarian hostility and misunderstand what the tributes stand for. He calls for civic leaders to make clear such acts are unacceptable, noting this is not the first such incident.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Theft of remembrance wreaths from Derry war memorial Original release: Theft of wreaths demonstrates hated and ignorance: Middleton (opens in a new tab)
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TÓIBÍN: Let this be the last Dáil to allow the A5 deathtrap to exist
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín welcomes a Sinn Féin Dáil motion on the A5 road in Tyrone, calling it a deathtrap and saying the upgrade delays have cost around 50 lives since 2006. He calls for real plans, timelines, funding and action from politicians North and South.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Dáil motion on funding the A5 road upgrade Original release: TÓIBÍN: Let this be the last Dáil to allow the A5 deathtrap to exist (opens in a new tab)
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Our Health Service will always be worth fighting for – Chambers
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA marks the NHS's 75th anniversary, saying the service faces unprecedented pressure from waiting times, demand, funding uncertainty and staff disputes. He calls for a renewed, adequately funded approach to health and social care with prevention at its core.
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A restored Executive must preserve the principles of NHS, says Alliance representatives
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA and East Antrim MLA Danny Donnelly thank health and social care workers on the NHS’s 75th anniversary and call for a restored Assembly to transform and safeguard Health and Social Care for the future.
Health Issue: 75th anniversary of the NHS Original release: A restored Executive must preserve the principles of NHS, says Alliance representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Belfast City Council representatives seeking meeting with Audit Office after diversionary funding granted to organisation which did not meet relevant criteria
Alliance Belfast City Council representatives say they have contacted the Audit Office seeking a meeting after bonfire diversionary funding was approved for an organisation that fell short of the agreed criteria. Councillor Sam Nelson, North Belfast, says the scheme should be replaced by…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council bonfire diversionary funding award to organisation below criteria Original release: Alliance Belfast City Council representatives seeking meeting with Audit Office after diversionary funding granted to organisation which did not meet relevant criteria (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: NHS must be safeguarded for future generations
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath marks the NHS's 75th anniversary, saying its future is at risk and calling on the British government to modernise it. He also urges health service reform in the North and cross-border cooperation on health.
Health Original release: McGrath: NHS must be safeguarded for future generations (opens in a new tab)
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Government must act now to save lives following passing of motion to fund A5 road – Pearse Doherty TD
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, TD for Donegal, welcomes cross-party Dáil support for his party's motion urging government to fund half the A5 road upgrade, as relatives of crash victims looked on from the gallery.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Dáil motion on funding the A5 road upgrade Original release: Government must act now to save lives following passing of motion to fund A5 road – Pearse Doherty TD (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane slams ‘disgraceful’ British Government attempts to tear up the law
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the British Government is disgracefully rewriting its laws retrospectively to legitimise the 1970s unlawful detention of hundreds of people, and calls for the Legacy Bill to be scrapped and Stormont House mechanisms implemented.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government amendment to Legacy Bill on internment redress Original release: Finucane slams ‘disgraceful’ British Government attempts to tear up the law (opens in a new tab)
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Action to end violence against women and girls must be a priority for all — Michelle O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, welcomes the release of a draft strategy and action plan on tackling violence against women and girls and urges the public to respond to the consultation.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Draft ending violence against women and girls strategy published for consultation Original release: Action to end violence against women and girls must be a priority for all — Michelle O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Pothole repairs must be to a satisfactory standard and provide value for money, says Long
Alliance councillor Michael Long questions the standard of pothole repairs in Belfast, where the same potholes have been repaired multiple times. He calls for assurances on how repairs are signed off and for clarification from the Department for Infrastructure on value for money, with Belfast City…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Belfast pothole repairs standard and sign-off concerns Original release: Pothole repairs must be to a satisfactory standard and provide value for money, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Consultation important step in delivering Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
SDLP Justice Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin welcomes the launch of a public consultation on the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework and Action Plan, which runs until 3 October, and urges people and community groups to take part. She says a restored Executive is needed to agree…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Draft ending violence against women and girls strategy published for consultation Original release: McLaughlin: Consultation important step in delivering Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes ruling on continuing healthcare
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath welcomes a High Court decision to quash the Department of Health's policy requiring people to fund their own care in nursing homes and similar settings. He calls on the department to bring in a fairer approach that secures suitable care for people, and says…
Health Issue: High Court quashes continuing healthcare policy for self-funded care Original release: McGrath welcomes ruling on continuing healthcare (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Department for Infrastructure Roads Service workers on strike again over pay, saying they have his full solidarity. He accuses DfI officials of citing Stormont's collapse to claim they lack the means to act, and calls for the draconian bonus system to…
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: DfI Roads Service workers strike over pay July 2023 Original release: Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly reminded of need for consensus
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP tells the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly that progress in Northern Ireland has only come through agreements unionists can back. He says the Windsor Framework falls short of commitments made to unionists and calls for a deal acceptable to all sides…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly question session on the Windsor Framework Original release: EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly reminded of need for consensus (opens in a new tab)
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SWELL boost for Carlingford Lough water quality – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard welcomes completion of the €35million cross-border SWELL scheme at Warrenpoint Wastewater Treatment Plant, calling it the perfect platform to restore Carlingford Lough's ecosystem. He says a new Omeath treatment plant will soon end untreated wastewater discharge.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: SWELL cross-border water quality scheme completion at Carlingford Lough Original release: SWELL boost for Carlingford Lough water quality – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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There can be no slippage in Unionist demands on restoration of full two-way trade with GB
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's remarks to the NI Committee on the Windsor Framework's internal market access leave room for ambiguity, arguing that current restrictions on trade from Great Britain into Northern Ireland must be removed entirely for Article 6 of the Acts of…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's remarks to the NI Committee on internal market access Original release: There can be no slippage in Unionist demands on restoration of full two-way trade with GB (opens in a new tab)
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Infrastructure budget paints grim picture, says Muir
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir says the finalised Department for Infrastructure budget paints a grim picture, citing cuts to road safety, cycling proficiency, Translink and NI Water, and calls on the Secretary of State to act to restore Stormont with a financial package.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Department for Infrastructure finalised budget allocation 2023 Original release: Infrastructure budget paints grim picture, says Muir (opens in a new tab)