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McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone calls on the Department of Health to improve cooperation between health trusts to tackle current pressures, after visiting Antrim Area Hospital following a major incident there. He blames the DUP's boycott of the institutions for letting health services down.
Health Original release: McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures (opens in a new tab)
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Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA and party chair Declan Kearney says he is deeply concerned about the night‑time temporary shutdown of the Emergency Department at Antrim Area Hospital, urges the public to still use the ED for urgent cases and calls for the Executive to release an extra £1 billion for health to relieve
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons – deal with the Protocol and then we can restore Stormont
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons says a deal to replace the Northern Ireland Protocol with arrangements that unionists can support is required before the Stormont Executive and Assembly can be restored.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Lyons – deal with the Protocol and then we can restore Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – “NI Protocol’s TSS costing £15k per hour”
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett challenges Sinn Fein, the SDLP and Alliance, who called for full Protocol implementation, to justify Trader Support Service spending of £375,000 per day, and says that cost would multiply under full implementation. He calls for the Protocol to be replaced.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Brett – “NI Protocol’s TSS costing £15k per hour” (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – British-Irish talks show renewed focus
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, speaking in Coleraine, welcomes renewed British-Irish engagement on the Protocol but says it must lead to decisive action, not just dialogue. He says the DUP will judge any outcome against its seven tests for renegotiation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Sir Jeffrey – British-Irish talks show renewed focus (opens in a new tab)
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‘Suffering cancer patients need Executive formed’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says rising numbers waiting longer than 62 days for cancer treatment are a matter of life and death, and urges the DUP to stop blocking an Executive so it can address health service pressures.
Health Original release: ‘Suffering cancer patients need Executive formed’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says a Housing Executive surplus of around £300m should pay for a pay rise for striking maintenance workers. He also calls for accountability over the unspent cash and urgent action to direct it to repairs.
Housing Economy and employment Issue: Housing Executive £300m surplus Original release: Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Reform Stormont now!
The Alliance Party calls for reform of Stormont, urging that the institutions be changed now, with no further detail given in the release beyond the headline call.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Reform Stormont now! (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: DUP creating cost of living support border in Irish Sea
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says the DUP's boycott of the Stormont institutions is delaying energy support payments to families in Northern Ireland that people in England, Scotland and Wales have already received. He calls on the DUP to return to the Assembly and Executive.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Toole: DUP creating cost of living support border in Irish Sea (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan urges Housing Executive to reach fair pay agreement
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan urges the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to reach a fair pay agreement with striking staff, citing the cost of living impact on workers and disruption to tenants' repairs and void properties.
Housing Economy and employment Original release: McCrossan urges Housing Executive to reach fair pay agreement (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Data plan for non-Irish EU citizens to cross border is non-starter
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna calls the UK Government's planned biometric data requirements for non-Irish EU citizens crossing into Northern Ireland a non-starter, and urges Rishi Sunak to scrap the proposal.
Immigration International affairs Original release: Hanna: Data plan for non-Irish EU citizens to cross border is non-starter (opens in a new tab)
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British PM must use space to get joint solution with EU – McDonald
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says the British Prime Minister's attendance at the British Irish Council is welcome but calls for clarity on how the British government will restore the Assembly and Executive before 2023. She also urges intensified talks with the EU and an end to the Protocol…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: British PM must use space to get joint solution with EU – McDonald (opens in a new tab)
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British Government must show political will and reach agreement on Protocol – MacManus
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus calls on the British Government to show political resolve and negotiate a deal with the EU on the Irish Protocol, and urges direct EU‑Belfast Assembly dialogue to protect citizens’ rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: British Government must show political will and reach agreement on Protocol – MacManus (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – A return to cross-community consensus can provide…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson calls for a return to cross-community consensus to restore devolution, ahead of the British Irish Council meeting in Blackpool and a Prime Minister-Taoiseach meeting. He says the Protocol's trade barriers must be removed in a way unionists can support.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sir Jeffrey – A return to cross-community consensus can provide… (opens in a new tab)
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Muir continues fight to save Craigowen Lodge
Alliance North Down MLA Andrew Muir says he has secured a commitment to seek permissions to transfer the Craigowen Gate Lodge, a listed building in North Down, to Hearth Historic Buildings Trust so it can source funding for restoration. He says the lodge has fallen into serious disrepair.
Housing Local government Original release: Muir continues fight to save Craigowen Lodge (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Disgraceful DUP boycott holding up energy support payments
SDLP Cost of Living Spokesperson Matthew O'Toole says the DUP's boycott of Stormont is delaying the £400 energy support payment, and urges Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to add help for home heating oil users.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: O’Toole: Disgraceful DUP boycott holding up energy support payments (opens in a new tab)
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‘Nurses should have fair pay and conditions’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says nurses should have fair pay and safe working conditions after the RCN announced strike action, and says he is writing to the British Chancellor to demand a fair pay award for nurses now.
Health Economy and employment Original release: ‘Nurses should have fair pay and conditions’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - replacing the Protocol is key to restoring Stormont
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP responds to the Secretary of State's Commons statement on amending New Decade, New Approach legislation, saying the Government must replace the Protocol with arrangements unionists can support before Stormont can be restored. He says NDNA commitments on the UK…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Sir Jeffrey - replacing the Protocol is key to restoring Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Response to Secretary of State announcement- Unionists must stand firm
TUV leader Jim Allister says he has no issue with the reduction in the Secretary of State's salary but claims a financial penalty will not weaken opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol. He urges the Secretary of State to focus on recovering full UK sovereignty and says unionists must stand…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Response to Secretary of State announcement- Unionists must stand firm (opens in a new tab)
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Replace the Protocol and restore devolution
DUP South Belfast MLA Edwin Poots says the Secretary of State may take whatever action he chooses, but insists devolution cannot be restored until the Protocol is replaced with arrangements unionists can support. He adds that the DUP is ready to take its case to the electorate in an election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Replace the Protocol and restore devolution (opens in a new tab)