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SDLP Leader urges parties to back emergency legislation
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges Stormont party leaders to support emergency legislation that would let a group of Ministers allocate hundreds of millions of unspent cash to a new energy‑costs scheme for struggling households, and calls for the nomination of a Speaker to get the bill onto the DÃ?
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Emergency legislation to allocate unspent Stormont funds for energy costs Original release: SDLP Leader urges parties to back emergency legislation (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus and Sinn Féin Leadership meet with Commissioner Šefčovič and EU Group leaders - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus describes a Brussels visit with Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald, including a meeting with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, where the implementation of the Protocol and the Good Friday Agreement were discussed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: MacManus and Sinn Féin Leadership meet with Commissioner Šefčovič and EU Group leaders - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Nurses' formal pay dispute 'deeply worrying development' - Gildernew - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew describes the nurses' formal pay dispute as deeply concerning and accuses the UK government of treating frontline health workers with contempt. He calls for unions' concerns to be heard, fair pay secured, and the Department of Health to engage urgently with health…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' formal trade dispute over pay Original release: Nurses' formal pay dispute 'deeply worrying development' - Gildernew - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Latest ONS figures further evidence the protocol is working and creating jobs - Archibald - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says recent ONS figures for Quarter 3 of 2021 show the north's economy ahead of England, Scotland and Wales, and argues the Northern Ireland Protocol is benefiting local business. She calls on the British government to negotiate solutions.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: ONS Quarter 3 2021 regional economic figures for Northern Ireland Original release: Latest ONS figures further evidence the protocol is working and creating jobs - Archibald - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – “Tony Blair correct on political will”
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says Tony Blair is correct that political will, not technical work, is needed to resolve the Protocol, and calls on the EU to recognise its harm to political stability. He says any new arrangements must command unionist and nationalist support.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tony Blair intervention on the NI Protocol Original release: Sir Jeffrey – “Tony Blair correct on political will” (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Brian Smyth - Latest energy price rises will plunge yet more into poverty
Green Party councillor Brian Smyth calls for urgent intervention after SSE Airtricity announced electricity price rises affecting nearly 160,000 households from next week. He says the Executive can mitigate fuel price increases without Westminster and criticises its failure to publish a fuel…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: SSE Airtricity electricity price increase announcement June 2022 Original release: Cllr Brian Smyth - Latest energy price rises will plunge yet more into poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Intervention from Tony Blair demonstrates need for EU to show flexibility on NI Protocol – Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie welcomes a Tony Blair intervention on the NI Protocol and calls on the EU to change its mandate and show flexibility, saying no checks should apply to goods from Great Britain staying in Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tony Blair intervention on the NI Protocol Original release: Intervention from Tony Blair demonstrates need for EU to show flexibility on NI Protocol – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionists welcome launch of Child Funeral Fund
UUP Councillor Julie Flaherty welcomes the Communities Minister's confirmation that the Child Funeral Fund is now running in Northern Ireland, from 1 June 2022, after years of campaigning. She credits her council's early backing for pushing other councils to follow.
Social security and welfare Local government Issue: Child Funeral Fund launch in Northern Ireland Original release: Ulster Unionists welcome launch of Child Funeral Fund (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan welcomes establishment of Child Funeral Fund
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan welcomes the launch of the Child Funeral Fund, a one-off £3,056 payment to help bereaved families meet funeral expenses for children and stillbirths after 24 weeks. He urges that families be made aware of it and that applications be simple.
Social security and welfare Issue: Child Funeral Fund launch in Northern Ireland Original release: Durkan welcomes establishment of Child Funeral Fund (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: PSNI must act over sexist WhatsApp group
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin calls on the PSNI and Chief Constable Simon Byrne to send a clear message that sexist, pornographic and racist messages shared by serving officers in a WhatsApp group will not be tolerated. She says the case raises concerns about PSNI culture.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: TV documentary allegations about PSNI culture Original release: McLaughlin: PSNI must act over sexist WhatsApp group (opens in a new tab)
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Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls
People Before Profit Councillor Maeve O'Neill says Derry and Strabane Council will hear from a women's rights agency on its Feminist Recovery Plan and early research into violence against women and girls. She calls for action on the cost of living crisis to protect women.
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Derry and Strabane Council gender‑based violence meeting Original release: Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart – Government placed cart before the horse in fuel research
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the Government's £31m investment in alternatives to fossil fuels, particularly hydrogen, but says the Government should have funded research before banning red diesel in construction. She claims the ban raised quarrying and construction costs.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Government £31m investment in hydrogen and fossil fuel alternatives Original release: Lockhart – Government placed cart before the horse in fuel research (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson welcomes commitment by Treasury to make NI payments
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson welcomes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s pledge that Northern Ireland will receive the autumn energy‑support payment, saying the Chancellor confirmed every household will get it and praising the DUP’s role in shaping the funding.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Treasury commitment to NI energy support payment Original release: Wilson welcomes commitment by Treasury to make NI payments (opens in a new tab)
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Maskey welcomes Casement Park court decision
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes a court ruling that allows the Casement Park redevelopment in West Belfast to go ahead, calling it a major step forward for Gaelic games and the local economy.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Casement Park redevelopment court ruling Original release: Maskey welcomes Casement Park court decision (opens in a new tab)
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BBC coverage of Centenary Parade woefully inadequate
TUV East Antrim spokesperson Norman Boyd says BBC coverage of the Belfast centenary parade was woefully inadequate, criticising its limited airtime, its pre-event focus on disruption, and its failure to reflect the 100,000-strong attendance.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: BBC coverage of Northern Ireland centenary parade in Belfast Original release: BBC coverage of Centenary Parade woefully inadequate (opens in a new tab)
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Allen meets with the Utility Regulator to discuss rising energy costs
East Belfast UUP MLA and Communities Spokesperson Andy Allen MBE says he met Utility Regulator John French to discuss rising energy costs. He calls for a review of the regulator's powers, energy efficiency investment, a fuel poverty taskforce, and a Programme for Government.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: Allen meets with the Utility Regulator to discuss rising energy costs (opens in a new tab)
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Nesbitt welcomes rare unanimity in backing gymnasts
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt welcomes a cross-party letter, signed by all 81 MLAs present at Stormont, urging the President of the FIG to reverse its decision barring three Northern Ireland gymnasts from the Commonwealth Games in England. He says the ban breaks custom and the Belfast Agreement.
Constitutional affairs Issue: FIG ban of Northern Irish gymnasts from 2022 Commonwealth Games Original release: Nesbitt welcomes rare unanimity in backing gymnasts (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty welcomes ruling on Casement Park
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty welcomes a High Court ruling rejecting a legal challenge to planning permission for the Casement Park stadium in Belfast. He calls for construction to start quickly and urges the Department for Communities to confirm delivery arrangements, and calls on the…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Casement Park redevelopment court ruling Original release: McNulty welcomes ruling on Casement Park (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan welcomes review of travel support for parents of sick children
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's commitment to establish a review of the Hospital Travel Costs Scheme, which he says would extend support to low-income parents of sick children. Durkan says the commitment followed his written Assembly question.
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Hospital Travel Costs Scheme review commitment by Health Minister Original release: Durkan welcomes review of travel support for parents of sick children (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance and SDLP inconsistent on election of a Speaker
DUP East Belfast MLA David Brooks says the Alliance Party and SDLP lack consistency on electing an Assembly Speaker, contrasting their 2017 stance on Sinn Fein's blocking of devolution over Irish language issues with their current approach to the NI Protocol.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Election of Assembly Speaker and NI Protocol dispute at Stormont Original release: Alliance and SDLP inconsistent on election of a Speaker (opens in a new tab)