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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)
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Solutions rather than jeering needed on NI Protocol.
The DUP's Emma Little Pengelly, MLA for Lagan Valley, urges Assembly parties to sit down together and seek fixes to Northern Ireland Protocol problems instead of heckling and staging political stunts.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Solutions rather than jeering needed on NI Protocol. (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive should be formed today’ – O’Neill
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill calls for an Executive to be formed immediately, says the DUP’s dispute harms the public rather than the EU, welcomes Wrightbus securing a German hydrogen‑bus contract as proof of single‑market benefits, and urges all parties and the UK government
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: Wrightbus contract with German operator RVK for hydrogen buses Original release: ‘Executive should be formed today’ – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Parties challenged to create consensus politics
The DUP's Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley challenges other Assembly parties to build consensus politics and address problems created by the Northern Ireland Protocol so that government can be restored, rather than engaging in political stunts.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Parties challenged to create consensus politics (opens in a new tab)
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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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Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records
Ulster Unionist MLA Alan Chambers welcomes Royal Assent for his Private Members' Bill protecting records from historical institutions, including Mother and Baby homes and Magdalene Laundries, from destruction. He says the legislation, passed in the final weeks of the last Assembly mandate, gives…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Royal Assent for Preservation of Documents (Historical Institutions) Bill Original release: Chambers welcomes Royal Approval for his landmark Private Members’ Bill on protection of records (opens in a new tab)
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UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says he is delighted the UUP has secured permission to light up Parliament Buildings orange for the Northern Ireland centenary parade leaving from the Stormont Estate. He says it is a landmark event marking the end of the decade of centenaries.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Northern Ireland centenary parade from Stormont Estate Original release: UUP secure lighting up of Stormont to mark NI Centennial parade (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA wishes the Orange Order’s Grand Master Edward Stevenson, lodge officers and all participants a successful CentenNIal Parade, praising the extensive planning, community support during Covid and hoping for an enjoyable, peaceful celebration of Northern Ireland’s first ‑
Community relations and legacy Issue: CentenNIal Parade marking Northern Ireland’s centenary Original release: UUP Leader sends best wishes to CentenNIal Parade organisers and participants (opens in a new tab)