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Police officers deserve protection: Clarke
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke says police officers facing threats from dissident republicans deserve protection, including firearms, and opposes any reduction in officers' security. He responds to a Policing Board special report on PSNI use of force.
Justice and policing Issue: Policing Board report on PSNI officer arming Original release: Police officers deserve protection: Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus urges Donegal County Council to progress Erne Atlantic Greenway Project
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus urges Donegal County Council's Chief Executive to progress the Erne Atlantic Greenway, a proposed route linking Belleek, Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Rossnowlagh. He says little has moved since a 2018 feasibility study and calls for resources to be assigned.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: MacManus urges Donegal County Council to progress Erne Atlantic Greenway Project (opens in a new tab)
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TUV slams ‘dangerous naivety’ of Police Report
TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the Human Rights Review of PSNI use of force as naive for opposing armed officers, arguing that an ongoing terrorist threat makes the deterrent of armed police essential. He also says the Policing Board's response to the review commissioned by it will be telling.
Justice and policing Issue: Human Rights Review of PSNI use of force report Original release: TUV slams ‘dangerous naivety’ of Police Report (opens in a new tab)
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Private care home profits ‘outrageous’ – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín condemns reports that the head of private care home operator Runwood took over £21m in pay over five years. She says profits are being made at the expense of vulnerable residents, citing safety concerns at homes in her North Belfast constituency.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Runwood care home operator executive pay reports Original release: Private care home profits ‘outrageous’ – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Gerard Herdman Selected To Contest the Black Mountain DEA in West Belfast for Aontú
Aontú has selected Gerard Herdman, a West Belfast plumbing tutor, as its candidate for the Black Mountain district electoral area ahead of the upcoming local elections. Herdman says the Stormont parties have left West Belfast behind and calls for MLAs to lose salaries if they fail to work, and for…
Economy and employment Housing Issue: Aontú selects Gerard Herdman as Black Mountain local election candidate Original release: Gerard Herdman Selected To Contest the Black Mountain DEA in West Belfast for Aontú (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Rachel Woods slams recent domestic abuse statistics
Green Party councillor Rachel Woods reacts to PSNI figures showing a rise in domestic abuse calls over Christmas, with 3,604 calls logged and a 10% increase on Christmas Day. She calls for Northern Ireland to adopt a Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, noting it is the sole UK region…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI figures on domestic abuse calls over Christmas 2022 Original release: Cllr Rachel Woods slams recent domestic abuse statistics (opens in a new tab)
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Nesbitt backs armed police service
UUP Policing Board spokesperson Mike Nesbitt MLA backs the policy of arming every PSNI officer, saying disarming is not being recommended and citing recent attacks in Strabane, Londonderry and a New IRA threat.
Justice and policing Issue: Policing Board report on PSNI officer arming Original release: Nesbitt backs armed police service (opens in a new tab)
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Sabotage of organ donation law change could cost lives – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers warns that the stalled organ donation law change, the soft opt-out Organ Donation Bill, could cost lives while Northern Ireland lacks ministers and a working Executive. He says the changes are now mothballed and that the delay will worsen the region's outdated…
Health Issue: Organ donation law implementation blocked by Executive deadlock Original release: Sabotage of organ donation law change could cost lives – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance reps meet with PSNI following murders
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson and Councillor Peter Lavery say they met PSNI officers to discuss the recent killings of Natalie McNally and Shane Whitla in Lurgan, praising police engagement and increased patrols. Lavery urges the public to avoid online speculation and pass any information to police…
Justice and policing Issue: Natalie McNally and Shane Whitla killings in Lurgan Original release: Alliance reps meet with PSNI following murders (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Delay to Dáithí’s law disgraceful
SDLP health spokesperson Colin McGrath condemns the delay to Dáithí's law on automatic opt-out organ donation, caused by the lack of an Executive and Assembly, and urges the Northern Ireland Secretary to step in and remove the hold-up.
Health Issue: Organ donation law implementation blocked by Executive deadlock Original release: McGrath: Delay to Dáithí’s law disgraceful (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin trio to meet PSNI on recent tragic events in Lurgan
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd says he and councillors Sorcha McGeown and Keith Haughian will meet senior PSNI officers on the investigations into the Lurgan murders of Natalie McNally and Shane Whitla. He urges anyone with information to come forward.
Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Féin meeting with PSNI on Lurgan murders of Natalie McNally and Shane Whitla Original release: Sinn Féin trio to meet PSNI on recent tragic events in Lurgan (opens in a new tab)
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Baker condemns attack on firefighters
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker condemns youths who threw stones at firefighters from Springfield fire station as they attended a blaze at an electrical box on Suffolk Road, leaving one crew member with a facial cut. He urges those responsible to change their behaviour.
Justice and policing Issue: Stone attack on Springfield firefighters in West Belfast Original release: Baker condemns attack on firefighters (opens in a new tab)
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Smyth welcomes Westminster intervention to block Nicola Sturgeon’s Gender Reform Bill
TUV spokesperson Lorna Smyth welcomes the UK Government's plan to lay a Section 35 order blocking Scotland's Gender Reform Bill, arguing it protects women and girls and accusing Alliance's Stephen Farry and Eóin Tennyson of hypocrisy.
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Issue: Section 35 order to block Scotland's Gender Reform Bill Original release: Smyth welcomes Westminster intervention to block Nicola Sturgeon’s Gender Reform Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Retained EU Law Bill threatens gender equality in the workplace, says Nicholl
Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl says the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, due at its remaining Commons stages, threatens workplace protections such as holiday pay, maternity leave and equal pay, and risks women's rights. She says the party will oppose it.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Commons stages Original release: Retained EU Law Bill threatens gender equality in the workplace, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Delivering the A5 dualling a key priority – O’Neill
Sinn Féin MLA Michelle O'Neill calls for the Irish government and any restored Executive to make delivery of the A5 dualling a shared priority, after raising it with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during his visit to the North.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Delivering the A5 dualling a key priority – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Hospital Campaigns Commit to National Day of Action on A&E Overcrowding on January 21st.
Aontú's Peadar Tóibín, chair of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign, says a National Hospitals Campaign meeting has organised a national day of action on 21 January against A&E overcrowding and capacity cuts. He says the HSE's Navan ambulance bypass is causing chaos, and calls for a review of the HSE…
Health Issue: National Hospitals Campaign day of action on 21 January Original release: Hospital Campaigns Commit to National Day of Action on A&E Overcrowding on January 21st. (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú will name British Soldiers who Murdered on Bloody Sunday if Tory Legacy Bill is Passed
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín warns his party would name alleged British soldiers involved in the Bloody Sunday killings in the Dáil if the Westminster Troubles legacy Bill becomes law. He says the Bill grants an amnesty to British forces and denies families truth and justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Troubles legacy Bill passage through the House of Lords Original release: Aontú will name British Soldiers who Murdered on Bloody Sunday if Tory Legacy Bill is Passed (opens in a new tab)
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Nesbitt backs Police concerns on cost of living crisis
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt backs a special edition of the Police Federation's Police Beat magazine on the cost of living crisis's impact on serving officers. He warns of officer attrition and loss of experience, contrasts PSNI pay support with prison recruitment funding, and calls for the Assembly to be…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Police Beat special edition on cost of living impact on officers Original release: Nesbitt backs Police concerns on cost of living crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Nicholl marks Martin Luther King Day and says his fight against racial inequality is still just as relevant today
Alliance Spokesperson for Migration Kate Nicholl MLA marks Martin Luther King Day, saying his fight against racial inequality remains as relevant today. She cites the 2022 killing of Keenan Anderson by Los Angeles police and says Black communities face violence from both police and white…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: Nicholl marks Martin Luther King Day and says his fight against racial inequality is still just as relevant today (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Winter services operating on shoestring budget puts road safety at risk
SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan says budget pressures at the Department for Infrastructure are limiting winter gritting services and putting road safety at risk, citing a £4 million allocation and rising salt costs. He calls for an Executive to be restored to address the risks.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Department for Infrastructure winter services budget allocation for 2022/23 Original release: Durkan: Winter services operating on shoestring budget puts road safety at risk (opens in a new tab)