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Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes new tech at Artemis Technologies
Green Party NI Councillor Stephen Dunlop welcomes the unveiling of Artemis Technologies' efoiler technology, a zero-emission maritime service planned between Belfast and Bangor, and looks forward to its use in 2024.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Artemis Technologies efoiler technology unveiling in Belfast and Bangor Original release: Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes new tech at Artemis Technologies (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: DUP should hang their heads in shame
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O'Toole accuses the DUP of putting its own interests first by blocking the election of an Assembly Speaker, and says this stalls support for families facing rising costs and health waiting lists.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP blocking of Assembly Speaker election May 2022 Original release: O’Toole: DUP should hang their heads in shame (opens in a new tab)
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Building a New Ireland Together
SDLP calls for a patient, careful and compassionate conversation on Irish unity, arguing that Brexit, the pandemic and changing public views on the island's future mean a new Ireland must be built together.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Building a New Ireland Together (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionists deplore McClenaghan ban from Commonwealth Games
Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt calls on the Assembly to back gymnasts Rhys McClenaghan, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer after the FIG barred them from the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He says the decision conflicts with the Good Friday Agreement and urges FIG to reverse it.
Constitutional affairs Issue: FIG ban of Northern Irish gymnasts from 2022 Commonwealth Games Original release: Ulster Unionists deplore McClenaghan ban from Commonwealth Games (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: DUP must support Speaker to allow cost of living help
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood urges the DUP to back Patsy McGlone as Speaker so the Assembly can pass emergency legislation releasing over £300m held in Stormont accounts for cost-of-living support. He says the DUP's boycott is blocking help over the £400 energy bill discount.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: DUP blocking of Assembly Speaker election May 2022 Original release: Eastwood: DUP must support Speaker to allow cost of living help (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty calls for common sense in gymnastics dispute
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty calls for a common sense resolution after the International Gymnastics Federation ruled three gymnasts cannot represent the North at the Commonwealth Games due to their Irish nationality and registration. He urges the FIG to allow them to compete.
Constitutional affairs Issue: FIG ban of Northern Irish gymnasts from 2022 Commonwealth Games Original release: McNulty calls for common sense in gymnastics dispute (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin nominate representatives to Policing Board – O’Neill
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill confirms the party has nominated MLAs Gerry Kelly, Liz Kimmins and Linda Dillon to the Policing Board. She says an effective policing board needs all parties represented and calls on the DUP to end its boycott and restore the Executive.
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin nominations to the Northern Ireland Policing Board Original release: Sinn Féin nominate representatives to Policing Board – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Wrightbus contract example of protocol opportunities – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald welcomes Wrightbus winning a contract to provide 60 hydrogen-fuelled buses to German operator RVK, and says it shows the benefits of selling goods into the EU single market. She calls on the British Government to negotiate constructively with the EU to make the most…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Wrightbus contract with German operator RVK for hydrogen buses Original release: Wrightbus contract example of protocol opportunities – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for an incoming Executive to fund accessible postnatal support after an inquest into a young woman's 2018 death highlighted failings. She says she will press the health minister for a staffed maternal support unit, and urges the DUP to end its Executive boycott.
Health Issue: Inquest into 2018 death of young woman after childbirth Original release: ‘Incoming Executive must invest in proper services to support new mothers and their babies’ – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed
TUV secretary and North Belfast representative Ron McDowell says officialdom failed to mark Northern Ireland's centenary, blaming the NIO's low-key events and a blocked Stormont centenary stone, and praises the Loyal Orders for stepping in with a band culture display.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland centenary commemorations 2022 Original release: Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson – no one should be playing politics with vulnerable
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson says Sinn Fein is cynically using vulnerable people for political gain and calls for the Chancellor's £650 cost-of-living payment to reach every Northern Ireland household, with energy firms passing on discounts directly as in Britain.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Wilson – no one should be playing politics with vulnerable (opens in a new tab)
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Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill
Green Party NI MLA Ciara Henry welcomes the opening of Ballycopeland Windmill to the public from 2 June as a heritage visitor site. She highlights a Changing Places facility, a cafe run by USEL that will offer jobs to people with disabilities, and the windmill's value to local history.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: Ballycopeland Windmill reopening as visitor attraction Original release: Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill (opens in a new tab)
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McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast
SDLP councillor Paul McCusker calls for a strategy to tackle poorer health outcomes across Belfast, after a Belfast Healthy Cities report found the city had the worst outcomes in the North and lower life expectancy for men and women.
Health Local government Issue: Belfast Healthy Cities report on health outcomes and life expectancy Original release: McCusker calls for strategy to address health outcomes in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson – Protocol is blockage to VAT cut
DUP MP Sammy Wilson says Sinn Fein's call for a VAT cut on energy bills contradicts its demand for full implementation of the NI Protocol, which he claims blocks such a cut. He urges Sinn Fein to join efforts to replace the Protocol and suggests suspending green levies on bills.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Sinn Fein call for VAT cut on energy bills Original release: Wilson – Protocol is blockage to VAT cut (opens in a new tab)
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US delegation told of unionist strength of feeling on Protocol
The DUP says it briefed a visiting US delegation on the strength of unionist feeling over the Northern Ireland Protocol, telling the visitors that the arrangement must be changed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: US delegation visit to Northern Ireland on the Protocol Original release: US delegation told of unionist strength of feeling on Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office
TUV South Belfast representative Andrew Girvin says Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader refused to reject US Congressman Neal's use of the word planter, and calls on unionist parties to refuse to nominate a deputy to her as First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Congressman Neal's use of the term planter Original release: O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office (opens in a new tab)
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Treasury announcements remind us the U.K. is better together
TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe says Treasury cost-of-living measures show the benefits of the UK economy and London funding, and argues Northern Ireland would not get such support from Dublin.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Treasury announcements remind us the U.K. is better together (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says an Executive is urgently needed to reduce health waiting lists, responding to Department of Health figures showing almost 360,000 people waiting. He calls on the DUP to end its boycott and join other parties in the Assembly on Monday.
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: ‘Executive needed now to reduce waiting lists’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Why Green and Red Customs Lanes are not the answer to the NI Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister QC MLA argues green and red customs lanes would not resolve the NI Protocol, saying they confirm a customs border with GB, leave Article 7 EU law application untouched, and retain Articles 8 and 10 on VAT and State Aid.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Green and red customs lanes proposal for the NI Protocol Original release: Why Green and Red Customs Lanes are not the answer to the NI Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara responds to the Northern Ireland environmental statistics report, citing emissions at 5 per cent of the UK total, falling biodiversity and protected-site condition, and falling recycling rates. He calls for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment and climate Issue: Northern Ireland environmental statistics report 2022 Original release: Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara (opens in a new tab)