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Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Michael Long
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Alliance Councillor Michael Long, whose East Belfast office was targeted with graffiti after he criticised sectarian and Nazi symbols at a loyalist bonfire. Kelly calls on the PSNI to bring those responsible before the courts.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Graffiti attack on Alliance councillor's East Belfast office after bonfire comments Original release: Kelly condemns attempts to intimidate Michael Long (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol unreformable and must go
TUV Bannside Councillor Timothy Gaston says the Specialised Committee's announcement shows the Protocol is unreformable and must go, objecting that animal and plant health and medicines decisions are made in consultation with EU officials rather than in Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Specialised Committee announcement on Windsor Framework animal and plant health and medicines Original release: Protocol unreformable and must go (opens in a new tab)
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Fundamental review of children’s services ‘long overdue’ – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins calls for a fundamental review of children's services, citing an independent review finding over 4,000 children waiting for assessments and support from social care, and pointing to rising demand, staffing pressures and budget strain.
Health Issue: Independent review finding over 4,000 children waiting for social care assessments Original release: Fundamental review of children’s services ‘long overdue’ – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Confirmation Arvalee Special School will continue to have full-time ‘relief for parents and children’ – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan welcomes confirmation that Arvalee Special School in Omagh will keep full-time hours for nursery pupils after an Education Authority cut to two and a half hours was reversed. She says discussions between the EA and the school must continue and blames Tory cuts and the…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority cuts nursery hours at Arvalee Special School Original release: Confirmation Arvalee Special School will continue to have full-time ‘relief for parents and children’ – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Long term plan needed to secure Daisy Hill – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins says new proposals to stabilise Daisy Hill Hospital services are a step forward but need much more work to restore staff and community confidence. She says the Southern Trust must move quickly on a long-term plan, and she will press its leadership at a meeting the next…
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital services stabilisation proposals Original release: Long term plan needed to secure Daisy Hill – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Glorification of terrorism is retraumatising victims: Dodds
DUP Peer Lord Dodds, speaking in the House of Lords debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, calls for action against those glorifying terrorism and for effective legislation to tackle it. He says Sinn Féin representatives' commemorations of perpetrators…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: House of Lords debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Original release: Glorification of terrorism is retraumatising victims: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Irish News misleading on Dervock Bonfire
TUV Causeway Councillor Allister Kyle says the Irish News was misleading after using a 2017 photo of a Dervock bonfire to illustrate a report on a council tyre amnesty. He says the community has since improved the bonfire, citing council figures showing no complaints since 2018 and no tyres on the…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Irish News Dervock bonfire tyre amnesty article photo Original release: Irish News misleading on Dervock Bonfire (opens in a new tab)
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UUP calls on Government to cut NI corporation tax
UUP economy spokesperson Mike Nesbitt MLA calls for an urgent return to Stormont so ministers are in place before the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September. He also urges the Government to consider Stormont setting its own Corporation Tax rate, questioning whether the Azores Ruling still…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Investment Summit and Stormont corporation tax call Original release: UUP calls on Government to cut NI corporation tax (opens in a new tab)
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Justice should be done for Noah, Fiona and Donohoe family – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says Noah Donohoe's family is entitled to transparency and truth on the third anniversary of his 2020 disappearance. She pledges continued support for their campaign and appeals for anyone with information to contact police or the Coroner's…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Justice should be done for Noah, Fiona and Donohoe family – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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British government should listen to victims and survivors and scrap cruel Legacy Bill – Molloy
Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy calls on the British government to scrap its Legacy Bill, speaking at a London protest and claiming the bill is being rushed through Westminster before the July 26 recess. He says it breaches human rights obligations and urges the Irish government to act.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill protest and rushed passage before recess Original release: British government should listen to victims and survivors and scrap cruel Legacy Bill – Molloy (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD calls on Irish government to take European case against British legacy bill
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says she pressed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil to pursue an inter-state case at the European Court of Human Rights should the UK's legacy legislation be enacted. She claims the bill would block families' court routes to truth and justice and grant…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: UK legacy bill progress through House of Lords Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD calls on Irish government to take European case against British legacy bill (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to support vulnerable children and young people – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker says it is unacceptable that families of children with additional needs are anxiously waiting to learn whether they will secure a nursery place. He calls for an end to the DUP's boycott of the Executive so parties can work together to support vulnerable children and young…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Special educational needs nursery placement uncertainty and Executive impasse Original release: Executive needed to support vulnerable children and young people – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Parades Commission bows to threat of Republican violence
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell condemns the Parades Commission's ban on Orangemen parading from Ballysillan down the Crumlin Road, saying the Commission bowed to threats of violence. He also criticises the proposed Irish language signs in Belfast and calls for an end to double standards.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission ruling on Ballysillan Orange Lodge Crumlin Road parade Original release: Parades Commission bows to threat of Republican violence (opens in a new tab)
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PM should halt legacy legislation
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, with Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP, Lord Dodds and Emma Little-Pengelly MLA, urges the Prime Minister to halt the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, arguing it grants an amnesty to terrorists and should be scrapped.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill return to Parliament Original release: PM should halt legacy legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to drive forward reform of children’s social care services, say Alliance representatives
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Communities budget will reduce support for most vulnerable, says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong says the Department for Communities budget allocations will reduce support for vulnerable people, including the homeless, people with disabilities, addiction service users and domestic abuse victims. She cites cuts to new homes and rising homelessness spending, and…
Public finance and taxation Housing Issue: Department for Communities budget allocations for the forthcoming financial year Original release: Communities budget will reduce support for most vulnerable, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Skinner says it is unbelievable unionist Councillors vote to adjourn bonfire meeting until September
Alliance MEA Councillor Aaron Skinner says it is unbelievable unionist Councillors voted to adjourn a special meeting on adopting legal advice on bonfires on Council land until September. He calls for a strategy to deal with bonfires on Council land, citing public safety and legal risk.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Mid and East Antrim Council adjournment of bonfire legal advice meeting Original release: Skinner says it is unbelievable unionist Councillors vote to adjourn bonfire meeting until September (opens in a new tab)
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Cuts to special education nursery places would disadvantage the most vulnerable, warns Egan, echoing calls for SEN reform
Alliance Education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA condemns reports that the Educational Authority is considering closing some special school nursery units to fund primary one places, calling it short-sighted and a failure of area planning. She urges the EA and Department of Education to commit to…
Education Disability and equality Issue: EA consideration of closing special school nursery units Original release: Cuts to special education nursery places would disadvantage the most vulnerable, warns Egan, echoing calls for SEN reform (opens in a new tab)
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Kelly welcomes decision by Parades Commission on contentious parade
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly welcomes a Parades Commission ruling that a proposed Orange Lodge parade on the Crumlin Road, applied for in the Ballysillan area, will not pass Ardoyne, Mountainview and the Dales. He says the parade breached a 2016 residents' agreement with Ligoniel lodges.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Parades Commission ruling on Ballysillan Orange Lodge Crumlin Road parade Original release: Kelly welcomes decision by Parades Commission on contentious parade (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh ecosystem facing significant new challenges – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, raises concern about new ecological challenges in Lough Neagh after blue-green algae was confirmed in the Toome Canal and spread to fishing waters. He says he and Cllr Henry Cushinan will seek a meeting with DAERA.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Blue-green algae confirmed in Toome Canal and Lough Neagh Original release: Lough Neagh ecosystem facing significant new challenges – Kearney (opens in a new tab)