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Alliance meets US delegation at Stormont
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says the party met a US Congressional delegation at Stormont, expressing sympathy over a school shooting in Texas. He says Alliance asked the delegation to press the UK Government to build trust with the EU and to urge the EU to offer more flexibilities on…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Alliance meeting with US Congressional delegation at Stormont Original release: Alliance meets US delegation at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP urges DUP to get back to work
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP urges DUP to get back to work (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from SDLP Leader following meeting with US delegation
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP says he met a visiting US congressional delegation and raised Brexit's impact, the need for the Protocol, and the case for Stormont's return to tackle health waiting lists and rising costs. He also criticises the British Government's departure from the Stormont House…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: SDLP Leader meeting with visiting US congressional delegation Original release: Statement from SDLP Leader following meeting with US delegation (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath calls for an ambitious plan to cut health waiting lists after figures showed 358,807 people awaiting a first consultant-led outpatient appointment. He says the £46m announced by Health Minister Robin Swann will have a negligible impact and urges an Executive to be…
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting lists figures release May 2022 Original release: McGrath calls for ambitious plan to address health waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
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Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation
TUV South Antrim representative Mel Lucas says the DUP agreed the substance of Irish language legislation introduced at Westminster, claiming it conceded the measure to restore Stormont and was passed there to avoid Assembly debate. He warns it will disadvantage non-Irish speakers in public sector…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes confirmation that legislation for an Irish Language Act will be tabled, and calls for it to be delivered before Westminster's summer recess. She blames unionist parties for reneging on the commitment in the 2020 New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says a recall motion has been tabled to reconvene the Assembly, elect a Speaker and First and deputy First Ministers, so an Executive can be formed and deliver over £420 million to households and an extra £1 billion for health services, urging the DUP to cease blocking it.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recall motion to elect Speaker and First Ministers Original release: Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the Assembly so an Executive can be formed and hospital waiting lists tackled. He says the Health Minister has warned that without a three-year budget, strategic health investment will be harder, and pledges £1billion extra for…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister warning on lack of three-year budget without Executive Original release: DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Building on increased all-island trade will create jobs and prosperity – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says all-island trade rose strongly in 2021 and early 2022 according to CSO figures, and calls for that growth to be built on. She blames successive DUP economy ministers for ignoring the Protocol's opportunities and urges the DUP to end its Assembly boycott.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: CSO latest all-island trade figures published May 2022 Original release: Building on increased all-island trade will create jobs and prosperity – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke, a member of the NI Assembly Commission, says the SDLP and Alliance vetoed flying the Union Flag at Parliament Buildings on 28 May 2022, the Northern Ireland centenary, and calls their stance intolerant of British identity.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Union Flag flying at Parliament Buildings on Northern Ireland centenary Original release: Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance (opens in a new tab)
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US delegation will hear real and costly impact of Protocol on…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says he will lead a delegation to meet the US Congressional Ways and Means Committee at Stormont, after criticising Rep. Neal's comments that Protocol problems were manufactured. He says the Irish Sea border is having a costly impact.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: US delegation visit to Northern Ireland on the Protocol Original release: US delegation will hear real and costly impact of Protocol on… (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons: Government must restore NI's place in the United Kingdom
DUP Economy Minister Gordon Lyons welcomes Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's visit to Northern Ireland but urges the Government to act on the Northern Ireland Protocol, which he says has damaged the local economy and democratic arrangements. He says the DUP will judge Government action against its…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Foreign Secretary acknowledgement of Sea Border business difficulties Original release: Lyons: Government must restore NI's place in the United Kingdom (opens in a new tab)
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Core issues with Sea Border are constitutional
TUV South Down representative Councillor Harold McKee welcomes the Foreign Secretary's acknowledgement of business difficulties with the Sea Border but says the government must recognise the core issue is constitutional. He argues the Protocol subjugates Article Six of the Acts of Union and calls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Foreign Secretary acknowledgement of Sea Border business difficulties Original release: Core issues with Sea Border are constitutional (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey: Cost of living measures must be accessible to all UK…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP tells the Prime Minister that Chancellor's cost-of-living measures must reach UK citizens in Northern Ireland, arguing homeowners there are excluded from energy help because of the NI Protocol.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Sir Jeffrey: Cost of living measures must be accessible to all UK… (opens in a new tab)
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Engagement with Congressman Neal is pointless
TUV leader Jim Allister says engagement with US Congressman Richard Neal is pointless after his remarks calling Unionists Planters, dismissing Protocol concerns and praising Bobby Sands. He urges the DUP and UUP to refuse meetings or demand an apology first.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Engagement with Congressman Neal is pointless (opens in a new tab)
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Congressman Neal`s comments make road ahead much harder – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie says US Congressman Richard Neal's latest remarks show a skewed take on Northern Ireland's history and present, and calls for those with US, Irish Government and EU influence to press him to moderate his comments on the Protocol and 'planters'.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Congressman Neal comments on the Protocol and Unionist concerns Original release: Congressman Neal`s comments make road ahead much harder – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre
UUP councillor Matthew Bell welcomes Health Minister Robin Swann's selection of Omagh Hospital as the site of the next regional day procedure centre, saying it will be a ring-fenced hub for day case surgery and that extra theatre sessions will cut waits for urology and general surgery.
Health Issue: Omagh Hospital selected as regional day procedure centre Original release: Bell welcomes selection of Omagh Hospital as next day procedure centre (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill welcomes confirmation that the British government will table Irish Language Act legislation in Westminster, and calls for it to be done before the summer recess. She also welcomes £4 million funding for An Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed (opens in a new tab)
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Nothing manufactured about Protocol concerns
TUV East Antrim spokesman Norman Boyd says US Congressman Neal has no interest in understanding Unionist concerns and criticises his past links to Irish republicanism. Boyd says the Protocol raises sovereignty issues and calls for its complete removal.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Congressman Neal comments on the Protocol and Unionist concerns Original release: Nothing manufactured about Protocol concerns (opens in a new tab)
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Government should be honest about why there’s a “vanishingly small” chance of bringing criminals to justice
TUV Mid Ulster representative Glen Moore says the Government's legacy proposals omit key facts, blaming early release of terrorists and OTR letters for the remote chance of justice, and calls the plans a shameful betrayal of victims.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Second Reading Original release: Government should be honest about why there’s a “vanishingly small” chance of bringing criminals to justice (opens in a new tab)