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Cullen calls on Minister and Department to urgently engage with hospital doctors
Sinn Féin's Pat Cullen calls on the Health Minister and Department to engage quickly with hospital doctors ahead of the first of two strike days this month, set for Thursday 25 June. She says doctors seek better pay and conditions to retain staff and recruit the next generation.
Health Economy and employment Issue: BMA hospital doctors strike action over 3.5% pay offer Original release: Cullen calls on Minister and Department to urgently engage with hospital doctors (opens in a new tab)
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Whyte: Irish Government funding for Sailortown Bridge project must be matched by DFI.
SDLP North Belfast councillor Carl Whyte welcomes €800,000 from the Shared Island Fund for the next design phase of the Sailortown–Odyssey pedestrian and cycle bridge in Belfast. He calls on the Department for Infrastructure to guarantee funding to completion, warning against repeating the…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Shared Island Fund €800,000 for Cork–Belfast Docklands Bridges project Original release: Whyte: Irish Government funding for Sailortown Bridge project must be matched by DFI. (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes funding for North West Cancer Centre
SDLP Foyle MP Colum Eastwood welcomes €3.5 million from the Shared Island Fund for a new cancer support facility at Altnagelvin Hospital, which he says builds on the North West Cancer Centre's cross-border model.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Shared Island Fund investment for Altnagelvin cancer support facility Original release: Eastwood welcomes funding for North West Cancer Centre (opens in a new tab)
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Aiken calls for suspension of Windsor Framework implementation following delay to EU-UK talks
UUP Windsor Framework Spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA calls for the UK Government and EU to suspend further Windsor Framework implementation after EU-UK talks and the July summit were delayed. He cites border checks in Larne and Belfast, SPS checks, Maritime Emissions levies and a new parcels…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Delay to EU-UK summit and talks on Windsor Framework issues Original release: Aiken calls for suspension of Windsor Framework implementation following delay to EU-UK talks (opens in a new tab)
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Blair welcomes huge investment in future of Lough Neagh
Alliance spokesperson John Blair MLA welcomes DAERA Minister Andrew Muir's announcement of £49 million through the Shared Island Initiative for a five-year Lough Neagh Catchment Programme to help farmers improve water quality. He calls on the Infrastructure Minister to bring forward a credible…
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Lough Neagh Catchment Programme £49 million Shared Island funding Original release: Blair welcomes huge investment in future of Lough Neagh (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy welcomes funding for Ulster Canal
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy welcomes a £26m Shared Island Fund allocation for restoring the Ulster Canal between Clones and Upper Lough Erne. She credits the Infrastructure Minister and her Southern counterpart and says she will keep pressing for timely delivery of the cross-border scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Shared Island Fund £26m allocation for Ulster Canal restoration Original release: Murphy welcomes funding for Ulster Canal (opens in a new tab)
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£200m funding will improve rail network and support better services for passengers – Ennis
Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis welcomes almost £200 million from the Shared Island Fund for rail, including £100 million for track renewal and continuing the hourly Enterprise service to 2030. She links it to the approved Enterprise replacement fleet programme.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Shared Island Fund rail investment announcement £200 million Original release: £200m funding will improve rail network and support better services for passengers – Ennis (opens in a new tab)
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Ten Years On, Brexit Remains Undelivered in Northern Ireland
TUV spokesman Dr Dan Boucher marks ten years since the 2016 EU referendum, arguing Brexit remains undelivered in Northern Ireland and that the UK must leave the EU as a whole. He backs the European Union Withdrawal Alternative Arrangements Bill over the government's proposed European Partnership…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Ten Years On, Brexit Remains Undelivered in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Irish unity will remove the negative reality of Brexit – Kearney
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA, speaking in the Assembly on the 10th anniversary of Brexit, says it has been an economic and political failure and calls on the Irish and British Governments to begin planning for Irish unity as a route back into the EU, using Ireland's EU Council…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tenth anniversary of Brexit Assembly debate Original release: Irish unity will remove the negative reality of Brexit – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Micheál Martin must prepare European colleagues for a United Ireland in the EU – Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion urges Taoiseach Micheál Martin to brief European leaders on the prospect of a united Ireland and automatic EU membership for the north, after he spoke about EU enlargement.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Taoiseach Martin's comments on EU enlargement and Irish unity Original release: Micheál Martin must prepare European colleagues for a United Ireland in the EU – Kathleen Funchion MEP (opens in a new tab)
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Time to reset relationships after lost decade of Brexit, says Tennyson
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA says the UK should reset its EU relations, marking ten years since the referendum, and calls for re-entry to the Single Market and Customs Union. He claims Brexit costs £90 billion a year and urges eventual rejoining.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Time to reset relationships after lost decade of Brexit, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Ensuring greater access to IVF is about fairness and equality – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn welcomes an Assembly motion on IVF equality, calling for access to fertility treatment to be based on need rather than ability to pay and describing IVF as essential healthcare.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Assembly motion on IVF equality and access to fertility treatment Original release: Ensuring greater access to IVF is about fairness and equality – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin will continue to stand with Loughinisland families – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says the party will keep supporting the Loughinisland families as they seek the truth, citing the 1994 Heights Bar killings, weapons from the late-1980s Ulster Resistance arms shipment still unaccounted for, and the Police Ombudsman's finding of significant collusion.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Sinn Féin will continue to stand with Loughinisland families – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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John Finucane comments on the conclusion of Jeffrey Donaldson trial
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says victims and their loved ones deserve credit and continued support after the guilty verdict in the Jeffrey Donaldson trial. He says the verdict brings accountability but cannot erase the abuse suffered, and calls for the focus to stay on the victims.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Jeffrey Donaldson guilty verdict on historic sex abuse charges Original release: John Finucane comments on the conclusion of Jeffrey Donaldson trial (opens in a new tab)
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Donaldson conviction – for how long was he compromised to the detriment of Unionism?
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences is shocking and calls for his knighthood to be removed. He questions whether the former DUP MP was compromised over his Protocol stance and whether the government knew of his conduct.
Constitutional affairs Justice and policing Issue: Jeffrey Donaldson guilty verdict on historic sex abuse charges Original release: Donaldson conviction – for how long was he compromised to the detriment of Unionism? (opens in a new tab)
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‘Westminster chaos underlines need to build something better’ – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill says Keir Starmer's announced departure as UK Prime Minister shows Westminster's chaos, arguing Ireland's future is better served by ending the union. She calls for fairer public service investment and cost-of-living support, and says she will work with…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister Original release: ‘Westminster chaos underlines need to build something better’ – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Starmer’s Unfinished Business Includes Northern Ireland - Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP responds to Keir Starmer's announced resignation, wishing him well while saying his government left workers and employers feeling penalised, citing inheritance tax and employer National Insurance changes. He says Starmer leaves Northern Ireland with unfulfilled…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister Original release: Starmer’s Unfinished Business Includes Northern Ireland - Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Resignation of Keir Starmer presents opportunity to advance relationships between Britain and Ireland in a positive manner – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD responds to Keir Starmer's announced resignation as British Prime Minister, saying it opens a chance to improve British-Irish relations. She argues pro-independence parties now hold significant roles across Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and calls on the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister Original release: Resignation of Keir Starmer presents opportunity to advance relationships between Britain and Ireland in a positive manner – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive must live up to commitments on IVF treatment
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says the Executive must deliver its commitment to fund three cycles of IVF treatment, noting only two NHS rounds are currently available and the New Decade, New Approach pledge is still unenacted. He will urge the Executive to fully fund the expansion ahead of his…
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Statement from SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on the resignation of Keir Starmer
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says Westminster instability has left Northern Ireland challenges unresolved, criticises Stormont Executive parties for jeopardising almost £1 billion over a Budget, and calls for political reforms and a new Ireland debate.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister Original release: Statement from SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on the resignation of Keir Starmer (opens in a new tab)