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Breast cancer waiting times a scandal - Dodds
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds says new Department of Health figures, showing only 3.5% of urgently referred women with suspected breast cancer seen within the 14-day target, reveal a failing system. She calls on the Health Minister to set out a plan to expand diagnostic capacity and cut…
Health Original release: Breast cancer waiting times a scandal - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Cancer waiting times show Executive has lost focus
SDLP health spokesperson McGrath says cancer waiting times show the Executive has lost focus on health services. The release gives no further detail on the figures or specific measures being called for.
Health Original release: McGrath: Cancer waiting times show Executive has lost focus (opens in a new tab)
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Staff and patients paying price for another year of late and ineffectual winter planning, says Donnelly
Alliance Health spokesperson and registered nurse Danny Donnelly MLA says the Winter Preparedness Plan should have prioritised patient flow, citing RCN testimony on corridor care. He calls the plan late and rushed and urges investment in social care to free hospital beds, ahead of an Assembly…
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Breast cancer screening referral wait times unacceptable, says McAllister
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says waits for urgent breast cancer screening referrals are too long after new Department of Health figures showed only 3.5% of 6,194 urgent referrals were seen within 14 days. She calls on the Health Minister and Trusts to ensure the move to a…
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Minister Kimmins Must Act After Winter Chaos
Ulster Unionist Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA urges Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to act after snow and ice disrupted roads, saying gritting was inadequate, grit boxes were slow to refill and planning with councils was lacking.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Minister Kimmins Must Act After Winter Chaos (opens in a new tab)
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Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell, after tabling a Commons motion, says public appointments must be fair to every community, citing Protestant under-representation in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and alleged intimidation deterring Catholic recruits to the PSNI, and urges nationalist parties to…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn urges the Health Minister to keep prioritising a Mother and Baby Unit in the North, welcoming a £4 million cut in its estimated cost and calling for it to be set up without delay.
Health Disability and equality Original release: New mothers experiencing serious mental illness deserve specialist support – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes progress on six signature Active Travel signature schemes
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes progress on six Department for Infrastructure Active Travel schemes, including the Sydenham Greenway, Newry Inner City Greenway and Coleraine to Portstewart route. He says the work supports cleaner travel and health, and looks forward to further engagement with…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Boylan welcomes progress on six signature Active Travel signature schemes (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney raises road safety concerns following Moira Road fatality
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says he is shocked by the death of a pregnant woman in a serious collision on Moira Road near Nutts Corner market, thanks emergency services, urges witnesses to contact police and will write to the Department for Infrastructure requesting a traffic‑management review of
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Kearney raises road safety concerns following Moira Road fatality (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Public can’t wait five years to sort out health service
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood's party colleague McGrath says the public cannot wait five years for the health service to be fixed, calling for urgent action rather than a long-term delay. The release is brief and gives no further detail on specific measures.
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Leader's Weekly email - 10th January
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP says he challenged the Prime Minister at PMQs to protect veterans in the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, and criticises the Sinn Féin Finance Minister's draft Budget as published without Executive agreement, saying it cannot be treated as settled.
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Original release: Leader's Weekly email - 10th January (opens in a new tab)
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Over 72,000 incidents of abuse against health and social care staff -…
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says Health Minister figures show over 72,000 recorded incidents of abuse against health and social care staff over five years, and says the true number is higher. She calls for further information on alcohol, substances, mental illness, time off work and…
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North Down TUV demands accountability from local council
TUV North Down chairman Peter Wilson accuses Ards and North Down Council of poor governance after it funded a first-time Fleadh Fringe event in Bangor alongside the Ulster Pipe Band Championships. He says a formal complaint has been lodged, demands an Equality Impact Assessment, and questions why…
Local government Public finance and taxation Original release: North Down TUV demands accountability from local council (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland
SDLP MLA Hanna calls for recognition of TG4, the Irish-language broadcaster, in Northern Ireland. The release gives no further detail on the specific measures or timing he is seeking.
Disability and equality Original release: Hanna calls for recognition of TG4 in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address offered warm words but not the action needed to restore farmers' confidence. He calls for concrete progress on bovine TB, ammonia regulation and farm transfer, rather than pilots and timelines.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Health Minister to urgently set out a dedicated women's health plan, citing rising gynaecology waiting lists and long delays for women and girls with endometriosis. She urges specialist services with clear diagnosis and treatment targets.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes over £1m in active travel funding from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins for greenway projects in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, and Newry, Mourne and Down councils. He says the projects will provide cleaner connections and support health and the economy.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Infrastructure Minister must build on success of late night services
SDLP MLA de Faoite calls on the Infrastructure Minister to build on the success of late night services, according to the release's headline. The release gives no further detail on which services or what specific expansion is proposed.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: de Faoite: Infrastructure Minister must build on success of late night services (opens in a new tab)
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As Stonewall nears financial ruin why is Stormont still sending it out money?
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston calls on the Finance Minister, First Minister and deputy First Minister to explain why departmental ties with Stonewall continue and whether they will end them, citing its reported £906,000 deficit and written answers on civil service membership and training payments.
Public finance and taxation Disability and equality Original release: As Stonewall nears financial ruin why is Stormont still sending it out money? (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Warns Draft Budget Ignores Public Service Reform and Fiscal Advice
UUP finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA criticises Finance Minister John O'Dowd's draft budget for 2029/30, saying its £63 billion allocations fail to deliver transformation in Health, Education and Policing. He calls for efficiency reform and says Sinn Féin ignores existing fiscal advice…
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Warns Draft Budget Ignores Public Service Reform and Fiscal Advice (opens in a new tab)