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Northern Ireland must invest properly in palliative care - Dodds
DUP MLA Diane Dodds says Northern Ireland must invest properly in end-of-life services instead of relying on fundraising, and calls for a statutory obligation on commissioning of palliative beds with funding matched to need. She also urges the government to prioritise palliative care over assisted…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill House of Lords debate Original release: Northern Ireland must invest properly in palliative care - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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TUV welcomes comments in Grand Central case and challenges DUP approach to Irish going forward
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP welcomes a judge's comments in the Grand Central case, saying the decision required Executive agreement, and calls on the DUP to block Irish language signage there and any Irish Language Commissioner proposal to impose signs.
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Issue: Grand Central Irish language signage court case comments Original release: TUV welcomes comments in Grand Central case and challenges DUP approach to Irish going forward (opens in a new tab)
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SF dramatic U-turn on Lough Neagh welcome: SDLP
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA welcomes Sinn Féin's reversal on the Lough Neagh Action Plan, after its MLAs joined a successful Assembly motion removing a planned Nutrients Action Programme consultation. He calls on the Executive to take meaningful action to restore the lough.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Assembly motion on Lough Neagh Nutrients Action Programme consultation Original release: SF dramatic U-turn on Lough Neagh welcome: SDLP (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone: Toxins in Lough Neagh fish underlines need to act
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone says toxins found in some fish in Lough Neagh show action is urgently needed, warning the Food Standards Agency's safe-to-eat advice must not change. He calls for all Stormont parties to back plans to save the lough and welcomes Sinn Féin's shift after an SDLP…
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Toxins found in Lough Neagh fish Original release: McGlone: Toxins in Lough Neagh fish underlines need to act (opens in a new tab)
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O'Hanlon demands urgent clarity on future of Middletown Centre for Autism
SDLP Councillor Thomas O'Hanlon has written to Education Ministers Paul Givan and Helen McEntee seeking urgent answers after staff at the Middletown Centre for Autism were told to work from home indefinitely. He asks whether the Ministers knew in advance and demands assurances that the centre will…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Middletown Centre for Autism staff instructed to work from home Original release: O'Hanlon demands urgent clarity on future of Middletown Centre for Autism (opens in a new tab)
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World Suicide Prevention Day highlights urgent need for action – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn urges the public to respond to the consultation on her proposed Suicide Prevention Training Bill, which would require public bodies to train frontline staff in suicide prevention. The consultation closes on 17 September 2025.
Health Issue: Suicide Prevention Training Bill public consultation Original release: World Suicide Prevention Day highlights urgent need for action – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Collective effort needed to address Lough Neagh – Kearney
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA says Lough Neagh's pollution is a national emergency needing joint action from the Assembly and Irish government, citing the 2025 eel fishing shutdown and calling for immediate supports for affected fishermen.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Lough Neagh 2025 eel fishing season termination Original release: Collective effort needed to address Lough Neagh – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Protecting and restoring Lough Neagh a priority for Sinn Féin – Finnegan
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan says safeguarding Lough Neagh is a party priority ahead of an Assembly debate, citing recurring blue-green algae. She backs a workable Nutrient Action Programme and calls for short and long term actions under the Executive's Lough Neagh Action Plan, shaped by lough…
Environment and climate Issue: Assembly debate on Lough Neagh blue-green algae Original release: Protecting and restoring Lough Neagh a priority for Sinn Féin – Finnegan (opens in a new tab)
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We must continue working together to restore Lough Neagh – Mallaghan
Sinn Féin MP Cathal Mallaghan says all parties have a responsibility to work together to tackle blue-green algae on Lough Neagh, following a public meeting on the issue. He calls for the Executive's plan to continue progressing alongside other measures.
Environment and climate Original release: We must continue working together to restore Lough Neagh – Mallaghan (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must Guarantee One-to-One Support for SEN Pupils
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the Executive keeps failing SEN pupils and their families, accusing Education Minister Paul Givan of warm words without action on school places, transport and classroom assistant support. He calls for guaranteed support for every pupil.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Debate on the crisis in special educational needs provision Original release: Education Minister must Guarantee One-to-One Support for SEN Pupils (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP motion a chance for SF and DUP to rethink Lough Neagh approach
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA urges Sinn Féin, the DUP and the UUP to reverse their opposition to the Nutrients Action Programme consultation ahead of an SDLP motion on Lough Neagh pollution. He says the Executive is failing the lake and calls for a levy on large agri-food…
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Assembly debate on Lough Neagh blue-green algae Original release: SDLP motion a chance for SF and DUP to rethink Lough Neagh approach (opens in a new tab)
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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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Efforts to divide communities will fail, we all must stand against racism – Hughes
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes says equality and solidarity will defeat current efforts to stoke division, responding to fresh attempts by small groups to turn people against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. He cites migrant workers' role in stabilising services at Daisy Hill Hospital and blames…
Immigration Health Original release: Efforts to divide communities will fail, we all must stand against racism – Hughes (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)