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Doherty: Holiday hunger legislation must be fully funded
SDLP West Belfast Councillor Paul Doherty says holiday hunger legislation, due for Second Stage in the Assembly on Monday, must be fully funded to restore payments removed during the collapse of Stormont. He urges the Sinn Féin Finance Minister to work with the Education Minister and calls on the…
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Holiday hunger legislation Second Stage in the Assembly Original release: Doherty: Holiday hunger legislation must be fully funded (opens in a new tab)
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One year on, women still waiting for law to be enforced - Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart urges the UK Government to act quickly on the Supreme Court's For Women Scotland ruling, saying women's rights remain unclear a year on. She calls for the EHRC Code of Practice and NHS guidance to be published without delay and for the law to be enforced in full across the…
Disability and equality Issue: For Women Scotland Supreme Court ruling one-year anniversary Original release: One year on, women still waiting for law to be enforced - Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Parties Refuse to Face Cost of Net Zero – McIlveen
DUP Deputy Leader Michelle McIlveen MLA criticises other Assembly parties for voting down a DUP motion requiring departments to assess the costs and benefits of climate policies, arguing the Climate Action Plan's proposals remain unquantified and risk delaying the A5 and A1 road projects.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Assembly vote on DUP motion to cost net zero policies Original release: Parties Refuse to Face Cost of Net Zero – McIlveen (opens in a new tab)
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Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA
Gerry Carroll MLA, People Before Profit, calls for immediate energy and fuel price caps, windfall taxes on energy companies, a £500 household energy credit and an end to US military use of Irish airports, while criticising the Executive's response to cost-of-living pressures.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Fuel protests and energy price caps across Ireland Original release: Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Retaining PEACEPLUS funding from EU is vital – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls for central EU funding for the PEACEPLUS programme to be retained, warning that no proposed EU funding from 2028 would seriously affect community services, victims and survivors, and young people.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: PEACEPLUS funding continuation debate at the Assembly Original release: Retaining PEACEPLUS funding from EU is vital – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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More Than Words- Stormont Executive Parties and SDLP Must Now Act to Introduce Fuel Price Caps
People Before Profit's Shaun Harkin calls on the Stormont Executive to immediately introduce price caps on fuel and to regulate home heating oil, which he says is unregulated in the North. He says the £17m UK support package is inadequate and cites a council motion backed by Executive parties and…
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Stormont fuel price caps and home heating oil regulation demand Original release: More Than Words- Stormont Executive Parties and SDLP Must Now Act to Introduce Fuel Price Caps (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt announces Cancer Charities Grant Scheme recipients
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announces that 16 cancer service charities will share funding from the Cancer Charities Grant Scheme, jointly backed by his department and Macmillan, to deliver local support such as mental health help, rehabilitation and transport.
Health Issue: Cancer Charities Grant Scheme recipients announced Original release: Minister Nesbitt announces Cancer Charities Grant Scheme recipients (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP proposes practical actions to address energy crisis as Executive sits idle
SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP and Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA urge the Executive and UK Government to deliver a coordinated energy support plan. Proposals include releasing the £17 million home heating oil scheme, extending rural fuel duty relief, and fast-tracking the Warm Healthy Homes…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland energy price crisis support proposals Original release: SDLP proposes practical actions to address energy crisis as Executive sits idle (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood challenges UK Government to do more on energy crisis
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood urges fellow Northern Ireland MPs to sign a letter pressing the UK Government for fuel duty cuts, a halt to a planned fuel duty rise, VAT removal on home heating oil and agricultural diesel, and higher windfall taxes on energy firms.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Middle East conflict fuel and energy price rises in Northern Ireland Original release: Eastwood challenges UK Government to do more on energy crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party responds to Planned fuel protests across Northern Ireland
The UUP acknowledges public and business anger at rising fuel and fertiliser prices, says protests must stay lawful, keep roads open and never obstruct emergency services. It calls on the UK Government to introduce a long-term plan for a substantial, immediate cut in fuel duty.
Economy and employment Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Planned fuel protests across Northern Ireland Original release: Ulster Unionist Party responds to Planned fuel protests across Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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TB figures offer a glimmer of hope but Northern Ireland’s farming families are still paying a devastating price
UUP agriculture spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA cautiously welcomes a 15% fall in new bovine TB reactor herds in early 2026 but says it is too early to declare progress. He highlights ongoing cattle removals, rising TB budget costs and mental health pressures on farmers, and calls on DAERA to adopt…
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: NI bovine TB reactor herd figures for first two months of 2026 Original release: TB figures offer a glimmer of hope but Northern Ireland’s farming families are still paying a devastating price (opens in a new tab)
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Gary Middleton Steps Back from Public Life to Focus on Health
DUP MLA Gary Middleton announces he is resigning his Foyle seat at the Assembly tomorrow, citing mental health challenges and the need to focus on recovery. DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP thanks him and pays tribute to his service.
Health Issue: Gary Middleton resignation from Foyle Assembly seat Original release: Gary Middleton Steps Back from Public Life to Focus on Health (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Executive absence during crisis “inexcusable”
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA condemns the Executive's silence during an international crisis that has driven up household energy and fuel costs, and says Ministers have not said how or when £17 million for heating oil support will be disbursed.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Executive response to international energy and fuel cost crisis Original release: O’Toole: Executive absence during crisis “inexcusable” (opens in a new tab)
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No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll rejects an additional levy on households to fund water infrastructure, calling instead for the Executive to fund repairs and for housing developers to contribute, criticising Sinn Féin's voluntary developer contributions scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Proposed water infrastructure levy on households and developer contributions Original release: No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay (opens in a new tab)
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Gaston responds to BBC revelations about Stormont canteen
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says BBC-obtained documents show the Stormont canteen project overran its budget despite cheaper design options being identified. He calls on Commission members from the Executive parties and the SDLP to explain why those options were rejected.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Stormont canteen refurbishment cost overrun revealed by BBC documents Original release: Gaston responds to BBC revelations about Stormont canteen (opens in a new tab)
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Review clearly shows an urgent need to tackle underlying and unacceptable behaviours within the PSNI – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Justice Minister to urgently change regulations to speed up and improve PSNI disciplinary processes, following Rachel Langdale's review finding sexism, misogyny and a flawed misconduct process.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Rachel Langdale review of PSNI sexism and misogyny findings Original release: Review clearly shows an urgent need to tackle underlying and unacceptable behaviours within the PSNI – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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All-Ireland strategy on inclusion for those with disabilities needed – Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú says the government should adopt an All‑Ireland inclusion strategy and a shared North‑South definition of disability, and work harder to boost employment for disabled people, following the ESRI report on island‑wide disability rates.
Disability and equality Issue: ESRI report on disability rates across the island Original release: All-Ireland strategy on inclusion for those with disabilities needed – Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Working Class Communities Paying Price for New Era of Austerity
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns what he calls calculated austerity, saying Westminster's 64% cut to community support funding will cost around 400 sector jobs and 11,000 people employment support. He calls on the Executive to find £15.8 million to keep services running.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: £15.8 million cut to Community and Voluntary Sector funding Original release: Carroll: Working Class Communities Paying Price for New Era of Austerity (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Patients still waiting far too long for cancer treatment
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says latest cancer waiting time statistics show only 29.5% starting treatment within the 62-day target, and criticises the Health Minister's claims of progress and the use of £73.5 million of cancer capacity funding to offset a department…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Latest cancer waiting time statistics for 62-day treatment target Original release: McGrath: Patients still waiting far too long for cancer treatment (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls for intervention following Langdale findings
The SDLP calls on The Executive Office to deliver a coordinated response to the Langdale report's findings on violence against women and girls, proposing an independently chaired taskforce of TEO, the PSNI and women's sector representatives. Claire Hanna urges the DoJ and PSNI to act on failings…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Langdale report findings on violence against women and girls Original release: SDLP calls for intervention following Langdale findings (opens in a new tab)