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Eastwood calls for work to establish number of homes impacted by mica
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP calls for efforts to determine the number of homes in Northern Ireland affected by mica, after a Derry family's home was confirmed as one of the first cases north of the border. He urges proper redress and asks what checks were made on building materials.
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Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott
SDLP climate spokesperson Mark H Durkan says it is shameful that Stormont cannot function during COP27, blaming the DUP's boycott for blocking climate measures. He calls for an executive climate emergency declaration, a Green New Deal and an all-island energy approach.
Environment and climate Original release: Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott (opens in a new tab)
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I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O’Neill, First Minister Designate, says she will work for all citizens and communities, calls for a power‑sharing executive, extra health funding and cost‑of‑living support, and condemns the DUP’s refusal to form government.
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds
Upper Bann DUP MLA Diane Dodds says Sinn Fein should use its conference to acknowledge there was an alternative to the IRA campaign, recalling an IRA attack on the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1996. She accuses Sinn Fein of lying about opponents, says the DUP accepts the election result but rejects…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns
People Before Profit, via its Ecosocialist Alliance, issues a statement ahead of COP27 in Egypt, arguing that economic recession, war and fossil fuel expansion worsen climate breakdown and that only ending capitalism can deliver real climate solutions. It also criticises conditions at the Sharm…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome”
DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds says earlier chances to resolve the Protocol were wasted by London and Brussels, and urges the Secretary of State to use the remaining time to secure arrangements unionists can back. She says Stormont cannot return until the Protocol is addressed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome” (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed to tackle serious staffing issues at South West Acute Hospital – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy calls for urgent action on staffing shortages at South West Acute Hospital, including a lack of general consultant surgeons affecting emergency surgery. She has requested an update from the Department of Health and wants the Western Trust to explain steps taken, and…
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More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says the British Secretary of State's confirmed U-turn on an Assembly election adds to political instability and offers no clarity on next steps. She calls on him to set out how and when the government will restore the institutions and deliver the £400 energy payment.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica
Green Party deputy leader Lesley Veronica challenges the Secretary of State to clarify the situation over an assembly election, saying today's statement offers no clarity and that the goalposts have moved. She says the public does not want a costly election and calls for stable government, citing…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA welcomes the Secretary of State's confirmation that there will be no pre-Christmas Assembly election, arguing it would not resolve NI Protocol problems. He calls for time to restore the Executive and warns against a January election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election (opens in a new tab)
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Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform
Alliance leader Naomi Long welcomes the Secretary of State's decision to delay an Assembly election beyond Christmas, but says he must now push for institutional reform to end the Executive's dysfunction. She urges the DUP to end its boycott and consider the impact on people facing the cost of…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP calls on the DUP to return to Stormont so cost of living support can reach families, citing the paused Assembly election and delays to energy and heating oil payments.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support (opens in a new tab)
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‘Tory economic chaos leaving mortgages unaffordable’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says Tory economic chaos will leave mortgages unaffordable after the Bank of England raised interest rates to 3%. She calls for the £400 energy payment to be paid immediately and for a Windfall Tax on energy companies to fund public services.
Economy and employment Housing Issue: Bank of England interest rate rise to 3% Original release: ‘Tory economic chaos leaving mortgages unaffordable’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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“FOI Reveals Extent Of Dysfunction in Provision of ADHD Assessments” – Brolly
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly calls for urgent action on failures in assessing children for ASD and ADHD, citing FOI figures showing waiting numbers and times have risen sharply across Health Trusts. Aontú has written to the Education and Health Ministers seeking a cross-body task force.
Health Disability and equality Original release: “FOI Reveals Extent Of Dysfunction in Provision of ADHD Assessments” – Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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Triggering Article 16 could provide the time and space to achieve a negotiated outcome on Protocol - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie says UK-EU negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be undermined by an unnecessary Assembly election costing £6.5million, and calls for the UK to trigger Article 16 to allow talks to continue.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Triggering Article 16 could provide the time and space to achieve a negotiated outcome on Protocol - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Unconscionable for any party to veto Executive formation when health system under so much pressure, says Bradshaw, as Alliance publishes action document
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says blocking Executive formation while health services face heavy strain is indefensible, and publishes an updated Fighting Fit document setting out winter health actions for the Executive and Health Minister, including a patient safety commissioner…
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Hanna: Interest rates hike devastating blow to struggling families
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says the Bank of England's rise to 3% will be a devastating blow to struggling families and calls on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to immediately set out how he will protect people from the cost-of-living emergency.
Economy and employment Housing Original release: Hanna: Interest rates hike devastating blow to struggling families (opens in a new tab)
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Overriding local decision-making undermines devolution
DUP MP Carla Lockhart and MLA Paul Givan say they opposed Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris over the Northern Ireland Office's decision to commission abortion services, arguing it is a devolved matter for Stormont. They say the move undermines devolution and should be reversed.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland announced by Secretary of State Original release: Overriding local decision-making undermines devolution (opens in a new tab)
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Democracy never the first choice for Sinn Fein
DUP MP Gregory Campbell accuses Sinn Féin of undermining democracy, citing its calls for 'joint authority' and an election while the Secretary of State has held off setting a date. He says devolution can only be restored by dealing with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Democracy never the first choice for Sinn Fein (opens in a new tab)
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Martin takes Unionists for fools
TUV leader Jim Allister rejects Taoiseach Micheál Martin's claim that the Protocol did not undermine Northern Ireland's constitutional position, arguing that unionists understand the implications of a border in the Irish Sea.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Martin takes Unionists for fools (opens in a new tab)