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Finucane welcomes US support for Good Friday Agreement, truth and justice and the Protocol - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane welcomes comments from US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer backing the Good Friday Agreement, the Protocol and Stormont House truth and justice mechanisms. He says the British government must drop its amnesty legislation and its attempts to breach the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: US Senate Majority Leader comments on Good Friday Agreement and Protocol Original release: Finucane welcomes US support for Good Friday Agreement, truth and justice and the Protocol - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Functioning Executive needed to fix and transform our Health service – Gildernew - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew argues that a restored Executive is needed to fund and reform health services, pointing to Health Minister Robin Swann's plan to consult on reshaping hospital care in the autumn. He urges the DUP to end its Assembly boycott so a three-year budget prioritising health…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister Robin Swann hospital care reshaping consultation announcement Original release: Functioning Executive needed to fix and transform our Health service – Gildernew - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan expresses concerns following announcement of Model Care Home closure - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan says the planned shutdown of a Ballymoney care home will force 28 residents to move and put more than 50 staff at risk, and calls for a smooth transition focused on residents' needs, having contacted the RQIA and Northern Trust.
Health Issue: Model Care Home Ballymoney closure announcement Original release: McGuigan expresses concerns following announcement of Model Care Home closure - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Dereliction of Exec Duty on Clean Air, Says Green Party Deputy Leader
Green Party Deputy Leader Cllr Malachai O'Hara accuses the Executive parties of neglecting air quality by not producing a Clean Air Strategy, as Clean Air Day passes. He calls for the adoption of WHO air pollution limits, a ban on polluting fuels, and enabling legislation for clean air zones.
Environment and climate Health Original release: Dereliction of Exec Duty on Clean Air, Says Green Party Deputy Leader (opens in a new tab)
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Dereliction of Duty on Clean Air, Says Green Party Deputy
Green Party Deputy Leader Mal O'Hara accuses the Executive parties of neglecting their responsibilities by not producing a Clean Air Strategy for Northern Ireland, and calls for one that bans polluting fuels, enables clean air zones and adopts WHO pollution limits.
Environment and climate Health Issue: Clean Air Day and absence of a Northern Ireland Clean Air Strategy Original release: Dereliction of Duty on Clean Air, Says Green Party Deputy (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers welcomes first meeting of Ad Hoc Health Committee
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA welcomes the Health Minister's Ad Hoc committee, which provides scrutiny of the Department while there is no mandated committee, and urges other ministers to follow suit during the Assembly impasse.
Health Issue: Ad Hoc Health Committee first session at Stormont Original release: Chambers welcomes first meeting of Ad Hoc Health Committee (opens in a new tab)
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It would be playing with people's lives and livelihoods to delay Executive any further, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns that delaying the restoration of the Executive would cost lives, pointing to long waiting lists, the cancer strategy and the need for a budget and a decision on the hospital estate.
Health Issue: Health Minister's statement on health transformation and reconfiguration Original release: It would be playing with people's lives and livelihoods to delay Executive any further, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Allister tells Cambridge Tories Protocol battle is for the Union itself
TUV leader Jim Allister tells the Cambridge University Conservative Association the Protocol battle is a fight for the Union itself, saying the Government's Protocol Bill fails the test of removing the Irish Sea border.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Allister tells Cambridge Tories Protocol battle is for the Union itself (opens in a new tab)
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Certainty needed for workers, farmers and business following British act of bad faith – Kearney - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin Brexit spokesperson Declan Kearney says the EU's resumption of legal action against the British Government over its unilateral protocol actions was inevitable. He urges both sides to engage fully with the joint committee to resolve outstanding protocol issues and provide certainty for…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU resumes legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Certainty needed for workers, farmers and business following British act of bad faith – Kearney - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Process sought to avoid closure of Ballymoney nursing home
DUP MP Ian Paisley says he has asked the RQIA to meet and agree a process to avoid the closure of Model Nursing Home in Ballymoney, after a closure notice. He says the issues concern the home's financial structure rather than its standard of care, and warns closure would reduce rural services.
Health Issue: Model Care Home Ballymoney closure announcement Original release: Process sought to avoid closure of Ballymoney nursing home (opens in a new tab)
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EU legal action driven by what suits Brussels rather than what's best…
DUP MP Gavin Robinson says EU legal action against Northern Ireland Protocol grace periods shows Maros Sefcovic is driven by Brussels' interests, not Northern Ireland's. He calls on Alliance, SDLP and Sinn Fein to say whether they want grace periods ended, warning of frozen food supply impacts.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU resumes legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: EU legal action driven by what suits Brussels rather than what's best… (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein attempting to hi-jack road safety for party politicking
DUP North Belfast MLA Brian Kingston questions whether Sinn Féin's priority is road safety or party promotion over its 'road safety' signs in the Deerpark and Oldpark area of Belfast. He says the signs are a transparent bid to politicise road safety and urges the party to remove them.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Sinn Féin road safety signs in north Belfast Original release: Sinn Fein attempting to hi-jack road safety for party politicking (opens in a new tab)
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The EU is as responsible as the UK for position we are in over Protocol – Empey
UUP leader Lord Empey says the EU is as responsible as the UK for the Protocol impasse and calls for immediate UK-EU talks with Northern Ireland's representatives at the table, at Stormont. He rejects claims that only the UK has refused talks and urges a new approach, including Treaty change.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU reaction to Northern Ireland Protocol talks in June 2022 Original release: The EU is as responsible as the UK for position we are in over Protocol – Empey (opens in a new tab)
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Opportunity for negotiations on Protocol should be urgently grasped – Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken OBE MLA calls for EU-UK negotiations to replace megaphone diplomacy, welcoming EU shifts on documentation, trusted trader status and data sharing but urging removal of checks on goods staying in Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU concessions on Protocol checks following Maros Sefcovic remarks Original release: Opportunity for negotiations on Protocol should be urgently grasped – Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Care workers need support with fuel costs - Ní Chuilín - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín calls on Health Minister Robin Swann to urgently increase the mileage allowance for community care workers, saying the current rate is well below rising petrol and diesel prices and leaves staff out of pocket.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Care workers need support with fuel costs - Ní Chuilín - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Archibald criticises awarding of mineral licences for Dalradian Gold - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Economy Caoimhe Archibald criticises the Department of the Economy's award of mineral licences to Dalradian Gold, saying local concerns about environmental and health impacts were not addressed. She calls for a public inquiry, an urgent review of the mineral licensing…
Environment and climate Issue: Dalradian Gold mineral licences awarded by Department of the Economy Original release: Archibald criticises awarding of mineral licences for Dalradian Gold - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “Coveney left looking red-faced”
DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds urges Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney to stop speaking at unionists and start listening, criticising his call for further talks after the EU rejected any renegotiation of the Northern Ireland Protocol and demanding a path that protects the EU single market while s
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU rejects renegotiation of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Dodds – “Coveney left looking red-faced” (opens in a new tab)
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Middleton – “cosy coalition supports majority rule”
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton says a coalition of Alliance, SDLP and Sinn Féin ignores that Northern Ireland operates powersharing rather than majority rule. He argues the Protocol lacks unionist support and calls for unionist concerns and Protocol-related problems to be acknowledged.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Middleton – “cosy coalition supports majority rule” (opens in a new tab)
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Solutions advocated in Protocol Bill must form part of negotiating position – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie says the EU and UK are both to blame for the protocol impasse and calls for solutions in the Protocol Bill to form part of the negotiating position, citing a green lane for goods moving within the UK and concerns over EU retaliation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Solutions advocated in Protocol Bill must form part of negotiating position – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government Bill to override parts of Protocol will be a 'travesty' for NI dairy sector, says Blair
Alliance MLA John Blair says the UK Government's planned legislation to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol would be a 'travesty' for the dairy sector. He warns it could stop local dairy products being recognised within the EU Single Market and cites almost £600 million in export sales.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: UK Government Bill to override parts of Protocol will be a 'travesty' for NI dairy sector, says Blair (opens in a new tab)