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Time for Education Minister to prioritise children with special educational needs – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker calls on the Education Minister to make children with special educational needs a priority for his department, following a cross-party Assembly motion on the SEN system crisis. He says the minister and Education Authority are failing these children and urges action…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly motion on special educational needs system crisis Original release: Time for Education Minister to prioritise children with special educational needs – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister should have awaited guidance from Equality Commission – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says the Education Minister should have waited for Equality Commission guidance on the UK Supreme Court ruling rather than acting unilaterally, and calls for decisions affecting vulnerable children to await the Commission's advice.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister decision following UK Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces Original release: Education Minister should have awaited guidance from Equality Commission – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD addresses Sinn Féin Dáil think-in
Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald calls for three €450 energy credits to be included in the upcoming 2025 Budget, condemns the government’s cost‑of‑living policies and urges action on rising prices, housing and childcare to protect ordinary households.
Economy and employment Health Issue: 2025 Irish Budget Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD addresses Sinn Féin Dáil think-in (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister's culture war distraction disgraceful, says Guy
Alliance Education spokesperson Michelle Guy MLA calls the Education Minister's withdrawal of guidance for teachers on transgender pupils a disgraceful distraction from failures on SEN provision. She says the timing diverts attention from SEN issues and criticises the tone of the accompanying…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister decision following UK Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces Original release: Education Minister's culture war distraction disgraceful, says Guy (opens in a new tab)
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‘We must do all that we can to end the scourge of violence against women, girls and children – Murphy
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: ‘We must do all that we can to end the scourge of violence against women, girls and children – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin to raise sectarian and racist incidents in North Belfast in Assembly
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says she will raise sectarian and racist incidents in North Belfast in the Assembly when it returns, after families in Lower Oldpark were attacked in their homes. She calls on all parties to jointly condemn the attacks and support the victims.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: UDA intimidation of Catholic families in Oldpark, North Belfast Original release: Sinn Féin to raise sectarian and racist incidents in North Belfast in Assembly (opens in a new tab)
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Shameful that SEN children remain without appropriate school placement, says Guy, ahead of Assembly motion
Alliance Education spokesperson Michelle Guy MLA says it is shameful that children with special educational needs still lack an appropriate school placement, ahead of an Assembly motion calling on the Education Minister to clarify how many children are affected and set timescales for the SEN…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Shameful that SEN children remain without appropriate school placement, says Guy, ahead of Assembly motion (opens in a new tab)
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Magee growth shows Sinn Féin is delivering for the north west – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says the latest figures showing Magee campus’s unprecedented growth and the largest single‑year investment in 12 years prove Sinn Féin is delivering for the north‑west, and pledges to keep driving student numbers toward a 10,000 target by 2032.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Magee campus record growth and investment Original release: Magee growth shows Sinn Féin is delivering for the north west – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon raises issue of firearms licensing at Policing Board
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon raised firearms licensing at the Policing Board, asking what powers police have to remove guns from people accused of domestic abuse. She says police confirmed they can seize all firearms in a household where abuse is alleged, and urges anyone aware of such cases to…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Dillon raises issue of firearms licensing at Policing Board (opens in a new tab)
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Racist attacks on Trust employees are “deplorable” – Cullen
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen condemns recent racist attacks on Western Trust employees as unacceptable and calls for them to be dealt with through the courts, stressing that everyone has a right to feel safe at work.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Racist attacks on Western Trust employees Original release: Racist attacks on Trust employees are “deplorable” – Cullen (opens in a new tab)
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"We do not need another review, we need healthcare" - Ash Jones
Green Party representative Ash Jones calls the Health Minister's decision to commission Hilary Cass to review local Gender Identity Services a betrayal of trans patients. Jones says the review is unnecessary given recent local reviews, criticises the Cass Review's use for puberty blocker…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Baroness Cass review of Northern Ireland gender identity services Original release: "We do not need another review, we need healthcare" - Ash Jones (opens in a new tab)
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McKay condemns ‘abhorrent’ racist graffiti directed at council employee
Sinn Féin councillor Conor McKay condemns racist graffiti in Donegall Pass, south Belfast, directed at a Belfast City Council employee. He calls for a full criminal investigation by the PSNI and has requested an urgent meeting with the council's Chief Executive to support the worker.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Racist graffiti targeting Belfast City Council employee in Donegall Pass Original release: McKay condemns ‘abhorrent’ racist graffiti directed at council employee (opens in a new tab)
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Position on ‘reasonable numbers’ in Integrated Education published
The DUP publishes the Department of Education's position paper on 'reasonable numbers' in Integrated Education, which sets expectations that Transformation proposals attract at least 10% of minority-tradition pupils in Year 1 or Year 8, or 15% if Transforming.
Education Issue: Department of Education position paper on 'reasonable numbers' in Integrated Education Original release: Position on ‘reasonable numbers’ in Integrated Education published (opens in a new tab)
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Overreliance on AI technology could have devastating impact on graduates seeking employment – Donna McGettigan TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson Donna McGettigan TD warns AI could severely harm graduates' job prospects and questions Minister Lawless over backing a bid for a European AI Factory Antenna, citing graduate hiring cuts at firms including KPMG.
Economy and employment Education Original release: Overreliance on AI technology could have devastating impact on graduates seeking employment – Donna McGettigan TD (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Education Minister is undermining integrated education despite his legal duty to promote it
Alliance's Michelle Guy MLA accuses the Education Minister of undermining integrated education through a statement on new thresholds for pupil mix in integrated schools, saying it is confused and may hinder schools seeking integrated status. She urges transforming schools and parents not to be…
Education Issue: Department of Education position paper on 'reasonable numbers' in Integrated Education Original release: DUP Education Minister is undermining integrated education despite his legal duty to promote it (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister marks start of construction at new Crawfordsburn…
Education Minister Paul Givan marks the start of construction on a £7.3 million Department of Education project to build a new school on the existing Crawfordsburn Primary School site, with completion due in March 2027.
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Crawfordsburn Primary School new build construction start Original release: Education Minister marks start of construction at new Crawfordsburn… (opens in a new tab)
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Givan launches new induction programme to support newly qualified…
Education Minister Paul Givan announces an expanded early career teacher induction programme for 2025/26, co-ordinated by the Education Authority, with online and face-to-face training on SEN, literacy, numeracy and behaviour management.
Education Issue: Expanded early career teacher induction programme 2025/26 announcement Original release: Givan launches new induction programme to support newly qualified… (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan slams those responsible for racists attacks in Ballymena
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan condemns racist attacks in Ballymena after six vehicles were burned outside a property on Lisnevenagh Road. He calls for unity and strong leadership and urges anyone with information to contact the police.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Ballymena Lisnevenagh Road racist attack vehicles burned Original release: McGuigan slams those responsible for racists attacks in Ballymena (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong relieved Education Minister not permitted to run roughshod over legal requirements for integrated education
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong says she is relieved the Education Minister cannot ignore the Integrated Education Act, after a High Court ruling that the Department's integrated education strategy was unlawful for lacking benchmarks and targets. She urges the revised strategy be implemented in full…
Education Issue: High Court ruling on Department of Education integrated education strategy Original release: Armstrong relieved Education Minister not permitted to run roughshod over legal requirements for integrated education (opens in a new tab)
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Questions around DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride raised by Freedom of Information disclosures
TUV Equality Spokeswoman Ann McClure says FOI responses show a contradictory picture on DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride, noting the Executive Office holds a record of a deputy First Minister comment that the Department of Finance does not. She questions whether the…
Disability and equality Issue: FOI disclosures on DUP opposition to Civil Service Belfast Pride participation Original release: Questions around DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride raised by Freedom of Information disclosures (opens in a new tab)