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Antisemitic graffiti remains on hospital wall for 6 months
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says antisemitic graffiti has remained on a Royal Victoria Hospital wall in west Belfast for months after a complaint to the Belfast Trust, and calls on the Trust to explain why it has not been removed.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Antisemitic graffiti at Royal Victoria Hospital wall remains unremoved Original release: Antisemitic graffiti remains on hospital wall for 6 months (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland demands urgent action to address child hunger in our society
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA calls for immediate action on child hunger after Trussell figures showed 35,000 emergency food parcels in six months, 14,000 going to children. She urges a social security overhaul, an Anti-Poverty Strategy and changes to Universal Credit.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Trussell figures on emergency food parcels distributed in Northern Ireland Original release: Mulholland demands urgent action to address child hunger in our society (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan challenges Minister on plans to tackle food bank use
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan MLA presses the Communities Minister to explain his plans to reduce food bank reliance, citing Trussell Trust figures of 35,000 emergency parcels in the period from April to September. He also criticises the absence of an anti-poverty…
Social security and welfare Issue: Trussell figures on emergency food parcels distributed in Northern Ireland Original release: McCrossan challenges Minister on plans to tackle food bank use (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons announces one-off fuel support payment of £100 for pensioners
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announces £17million from the Executive will fund a one-off £100 fuel support payment for around 250,000 pensioners who lose Winter Fuel Payment after UK government means-testing, paid automatically by March 2025.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Finance Minister £17m allocation to offset Winter Fuel Payment cut Original release: Lyons announces one-off fuel support payment of £100 for pensioners (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Winter fuel support too little, too late for many
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan says a delayed winter fuel support scheme for pensioners excluded from the Winter Fuel Payment, paid only from March 2025, is too late and too small at £100. He calls on the Communities Minister and Executive to take responsibility and produce a comprehensive anti-poverty…
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Finance Minister £17m allocation to offset Winter Fuel Payment cut Original release: Durkan: Winter fuel support too little, too late for many (opens in a new tab)
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Tackling violence against women requires joined-up approach - Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes a Government commitment to work with devolved institutions, including the Assembly, on tackling violence against women and girls. She cites 22,403 recorded offences in Northern Ireland and says the Minister has spoken to the PSNI Chief Constable and intends to visit…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Government commitment on violence against women and girls in Commons questions Original release: Tackling violence against women requires joined-up approach - Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Post Office branch closures will hit most vulnerable hardest, Alliance representatives have warned.
Alliance MLAs Sian Mulholland and Kellie Armstrong warn that closing local Crown Post Office branches will hit the most vulnerable hardest, after a list of branches at risk of closure or restructuring included Antrim, Belfast, Derry~Londonderry and Newtownards. Armstrong urges the Post Office to…
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Issue: Crown Post Office branches at risk of closure or restructuring list Original release: Post Office branch closures will hit most vulnerable hardest, Alliance representatives have warned. (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly Election 2022
People Before Profit, standing twelve candidates in the Assembly election, says the DUP and Sinn Féin have jointly presided over austerity and calls for Stormont to launch a Hardship Emergency Fund with payments of at least £1,000 for the poorest households, funded partly by major energy firms and…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: Assembly Election 2022 (opens in a new tab)
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Baker launches consultation on tackling holiday hunger
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker has opened a public consultation on his proposed Assembly bill to end holiday hunger, seeking views on a plan to make the Education Department and Education Authority pay families in place of free school meals during school breaks.
Social security and welfare Education Issue: Danny Baker holiday hunger legislation public consultation Original release: Baker launches consultation on tackling holiday hunger (opens in a new tab)
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Tackling and ending racist attacks will require urgent, concrete action, says Bradshaw
Alliance Executive Office Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes the Assembly's united opposition to racism and calls for a rapid review of the July and August racist attacks, with proposals from the First and deputy First Minister. She says the Racial Equality Strategy and Refugee Integration…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Assembly motion on July and August racist attacks review Original release: Tackling and ending racist attacks will require urgent, concrete action, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes finance minister’s £17m support for Winter Fuel Payment
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald's allocation of £17 million to offset the British government's Winter Fuel Payment cut. He urges the communities minister to ensure the support reaches the pensioners most in need promptly, and calls for the Anti-Poverty and…
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Finance Minister £17m allocation to offset Winter Fuel Payment cut Original release: Gildernew welcomes finance minister’s £17m support for Winter Fuel Payment (opens in a new tab)
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Unpaid carers are the foundation of our society and must be valued, say Alliance representatives, welcoming new Carers NI report
Alliance MLAs Kate Nicholl and Sian Mulholland welcome a Carers NI report on unpaid carers and call for statutory paid carers' leave and flexible working. Nicholl urges the Economy Minister to deliver the changes in the forthcoming Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill, while Mulholland calls for a…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Carers NI report 'Making the case for change' on unpaid carers Original release: Unpaid carers are the foundation of our society and must be valued, say Alliance representatives, welcoming new Carers NI report (opens in a new tab)
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‘Communities minister must bring forward plan to tackle poverty’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew, chair of the communities committee, urges the communities minister to publish a new anti-poverty plan without delay. He cites a Public Accounts Committee report on the previous strategy and calls for the report's recommendations to be taken on board.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Public Accounts Committee report on anti-poverty strategy Original release: ‘Communities minister must bring forward plan to tackle poverty’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away
Alliance Leader Naomi Long pays tribute to former South Belfast MLA Anna Lo, who has died aged 74, calling her a ground-breaker in local politics and recalling her work on the environment, human rights and women's rights. Former Alliance Leader David Ford also offers sympathies.
Other Disability and equality Original release: Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away (opens in a new tab)
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Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a racist attack on a south Belfast home that injured a young child and their mother. She says she has requested a meeting with the PSNI over a recent spate of such attacks and will ask what police are doing to prevent them and bring perpetrators to justice.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: South Belfast racist attack on family home injuring child and mother Original release: Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara says the election of Donald Trump as US President-elect is deeply troubling, warning of threats to climate action, peace, the rule of law and marginalised groups, and calls for a worldwide movement to defend these values.
International affairs Disability and equality Issue: Donald Trump re-election as US president Original release: The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States (opens in a new tab)
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Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM.
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says misogynistic abuse of women online will rise because of the radicalisation of young men, citing Elon Musk and Donald Trump's election, after questioning the Prime Minister on tackling abuse of women and girls online.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM. (opens in a new tab)
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Minister announces funding to expand access to Debt Advice across…
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA announces £1.3m for an Integrated Advice Partnership Fund, administered by councils, to commission local partnership projects that make debt advice more widely available where need is greatest.
Social security and welfare Local government Issue: Integrated Advice Partnership Fund £1.3m debt advice announcement Original release: Minister announces funding to expand access to Debt Advice across… (opens in a new tab)
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Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says women across the UK must be able to feel safe, citing four sexual assaults in Londonderry last week and 24 murders of women in Northern Ireland since 2020, and urges strong, decisive action and forthcoming ministerial plans to tackle the issue.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Increase in sexual assaults and female murders in Northern Ireland Original release: Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a banner campaign seeking to force a planned Irish-medium school in east Belfast out of the area. She says Bunscoil na Seolta's facilities already have Belfast City Council approval and should proceed without delay, and urges political and community leaders to…
Disability and equality Education Issue: Bunscoil na Seolta east Belfast banner campaign opposition Original release: Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate (opens in a new tab)