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Vulnerable children and young people should not be paying the price for budgetary uncertainty, says Egan
Alliance Education Spokesperson Connie Egan MLA expresses disappointment that the Healthy Happy Minds primary school mental health programme is at risk of being scrapped due to Department of Education budget cuts, and calls for protection of vulnerable children and a restored Executive.
Education Health Issue: Healthy Happy Minds programme at risk of being scrapped Original release: Vulnerable children and young people should not be paying the price for budgetary uncertainty, says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls on Prime Minister and Taoiseach to create an emergency fund to save 1700 jobs in the Community Sector
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong, Chair of the All Party Group on Learning Disability, calls on the UK and Irish governments to fund a £40million rescue package to replace expiring European Social Fund money. She says it would keep 1700 community sector jobs and support 17000 people with disabilities…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: End of European Social Fund money affecting community sector jobs Original release: Armstrong calls on Prime Minister and Taoiseach to create an emergency fund to save 1700 jobs in the Community Sector (opens in a new tab)
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Time to get back to business, restore government and respect outcome of election – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls for the Stormont Executive to be restored immediately, urging the British and Irish governments and Stormont parties, including the DUP, to form a power-sharing government. He cites the Windsor Framework deal and the democratic outcome of the recent Assembly…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Executive restoration call Original release: Time to get back to business, restore government and respect outcome of election – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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DUP needs to go further in repudiating Windsor Whitewash
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes the DUP's decision to vote against a limited Statutory Instrument debate but says the party must go further in rejecting the Windsor Framework. He argues it cannot restore UK sovereignty and that the DUP statement wrongly leaves open restoring Stormont while the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP vote against Windsor Framework Statutory Instrument debate Original release: DUP needs to go further in repudiating Windsor Whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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DUP statement ahead of vote on Windsor Framework
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says key Windsor Framework concerns remain and that party officers have agreed MPs will vote against the draft statutory instrument on the Stormont Brake. He says the brake does not cover existing EU law and does not address the Protocol's imposition of EU law.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP vote against Windsor Framework Statutory Instrument debate Original release: DUP statement ahead of vote on Windsor Framework (opens in a new tab)
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Twenty Years Ago Biden Backed The Iraq War
People Before Profit marks the twentieth anniversary of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, calling it a premeditated crime and citing 550,000 to 580,000 deaths. It accuses Joe Biden, then Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, of backing the 2002 authorisation and says he cannot be seen as a…
International affairs Original release: Twenty Years Ago Biden Backed The Iraq War (opens in a new tab)
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Windsor Framework improves Protocol, despite DUP fault finding
Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica of the Green Party NI broadly welcomes the Windsor Framework, saying it reduces regulatory burdens and that medicines can now move from GB to NI. She says the Stormont Brake should reassure those concerned about local input.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK Windsor Framework deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Windsor Framework improves Protocol, despite DUP fault finding (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw calls for crackdown on assaults to emergency workers
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw calls for a crackdown on assaults against ambulance crews and other emergency workers, saying they must be protected from physical and sexual aggression and urging stronger consequences.
Justice and policing Health Issue: Petition to extend Harper's Law to Northern Ireland Original release: Bradshaw calls for crackdown on assaults to emergency workers (opens in a new tab)
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New Belfast Council pilot scheme aims to end dog fouling
Alliance Councillor Jenna Maghie says a new pilot in the Ormiston area will paint stencil messages on footpaths outside schools to remind dog owners to pick up waste, warning fines of up to £1,000 and aiming to cut dog fouling and health risks.
Local government Issue: Ormiston dog fouling pilot scheme Original release: New Belfast Council pilot scheme aims to end dog fouling (opens in a new tab)
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Health and social workers entitled to fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says health and social care staff deserve a fair pay rise and safe conditions, praising their resolve after winter strike action. She calls on the British Government to engage with unions and invest more in health, and urges parties to return to the Executive.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health and social care pay strikes and Executive absence Original release: Health and social workers entitled to fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Cuts to school counselling service will negatively impact young people – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan criticises reductions to the Happy Healthy Minds service that provides counselling in schools, warning it will harm children and remove mental health support, and says the party has told the Education Department more investment is needed.
Education Health Issue: Happy Healthy Minds school counselling service funding reduction Original release: Cuts to school counselling service will negatively impact young people – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Michelle O’Neill remarks at National Press Club, Washington DC
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, highlights US backing for the Good Friday Agreement's 25th anniversary, welcomes US investment and the Windsor Framework deal, and calls for a power-sharing Executive to be formed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Michelle O’Neill remarks at National Press Club, Washington DC (opens in a new tab)
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Childcare announcement a missed opportunity : Forsythe
DUP childcare spokesperson and South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says the Chancellor's Budget childcare announcement for England was a missed opportunity, arguing the staggered extra hours will not help parents now and the 30-hour rise may slip past the next General Election. She calls for an increase…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Spring Budget 2023 childcare measures and Northern Ireland exclusion Original release: Childcare announcement a missed opportunity : Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Unrepentant Blair should apologise for OTR letter hurt
DUP MP Carla Lockhart challenges former Prime Minister Tony Blair to apologise over the 'on the run' letters issued to IRA members, arguing they breached his fairness pledge and hurt victims of terrorism. She says Blair showed no remorse during his Northern Ireland Affairs Committee evidence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Tony Blair evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on OTR letters Original release: Unrepentant Blair should apologise for OTR letter hurt (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists answer to voters in Northern Ireland, not New York
TUV leader Jim Allister says Unionists will treat US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's attempts to interfere in Northern Ireland politics with contempt, rejecting his calls to accept EU law and European Court oversight in the Province.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionists answer to voters in Northern Ireland, not New York (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers warns that it’s essential NI health workers are included in latest pay offer
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA warns it is essential the latest pay offer for health workers in England is quickly extended to staff in Northern Ireland to avoid further strikes and service disruption. He calls on the Department of Health to act locally given the absence of a…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Latest health workers pay offer in England extension to Northern Ireland Original release: Chambers warns that it’s essential NI health workers are included in latest pay offer (opens in a new tab)
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Animal cruelty must not go unpunished
Alliance Councillor Rachel Ferguson calls for those responsible for an attack on a dog in Ballyarnett Country Park, Derry, which led to it being put to sleep, to be caught and brought to justice. She urges members of the public with information to contact police.
Justice and policing Issue: Ballyarnett Country Park dog attack police investigation Original release: Animal cruelty must not go unpunished (opens in a new tab)
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Let’s make St Patrick’s Day 2023 memorable, says Nicholl
Alliance South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl urges people to mark the holiday in a considerate way that respects neighbours and avoids unnecessary disruption, while celebrating Irish heritage, music and culture peacefully.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Let’s make St Patrick’s Day 2023 memorable, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter welcomes go ahead for North West 200
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter welcomes a fix that lets the North West 200 and other road racing events take place in 2023 after insurance costs had threatened cancellation. She says the decision will boost the North Coast economy and calls for long-term funding so road racing can continue.
Economy and employment Issue: North West 200 receives green light for 2023 Original release: Hunter welcomes go ahead for North West 200 (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: New research confirms academic selection not delivering for all young people
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says new Stranmillis College research shows academic selection is not working for young people, arguing that scrapping the transfer test alone would not fix problems and calling for a wider cultural change and investment in education reform.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Stranmillis College research on transfer test cancellation and grammar school intake Original release: McCrossan: New research confirms academic selection not delivering for all young people (opens in a new tab)