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Whyte urges bold investment to increase public transport use
SDLP North Belfast Councillor Carl Whyte says new Department for Infrastructure figures show public transport use remains below pre-pandemic levels, and calls for bold investment, safer cycle lanes and a year-round night bus network in Belfast.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Public Transport Statistics Northern Ireland 2024-25 report Original release: Whyte urges bold investment to increase public transport use (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan slams exclusion of Derry from NI Football Fund
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA slams the exclusion of Brandywell Stadium and Derry City from the first stage of Northern Ireland Football Fund awards. He says he will challenge Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to explain the outcome, and claims clubs raised concerns…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Football Fund performance programme first cohort of 20 club projects Original release: Durkan slams exclusion of Derry from NI Football Fund (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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Cliff Path is a vital local amenity which must be restored – McMullan
Sinn Féin Councillor for the Glens DEA and Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Council Oliver McMullan calls for urgent restoration of the Cliff Path in Cushendall, welcoming PEACE PLUS funding and urging the council to get the work out to tender and start it as soon as possible.
Local government Infrastructure and transport Issue: Cushendall Cliff Path restoration PEACE PLUS funding Original release: Cliff Path is a vital local amenity which must be restored – McMullan (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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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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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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Burning of 5G masts harming our community – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey condemns an arson attack on a 5G mast on Whiterock Road and calls for those responsible to be brought to justice, after confirmation that the cost of replacing masts damaged since 2023 has reached several million pounds.
Infrastructure and transport Justice and policing Issue: Whiterock Road 5G mast arson attack and replacement costs Original release: Burning of 5G masts harming our community – Maskey (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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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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Why Has Dr Hilary Cass Been Brought in After Minister Nesbitt Has Already Made His Decision?
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston questions why Baroness Hilary Cass was brought in to assess Northern Ireland's gender identity services after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt had already allocated £806,000 for expansion. He calls on the Minister to explain the sequence and whether her review can shape policy…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Baroness Cass review of Northern Ireland gender identity services Original release: Why Has Dr Hilary Cass Been Brought in After Minister Nesbitt Has Already Made His Decision? (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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Cullen meets Health Minister about SWAH consultation ‘pause’
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen says his meeting with Health Minister Mike Nesbitt underlines the need for a rapid vision plan and a patient‑centred revised consultation on emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital, urging the Trust to base decisions on public input and clinical evidence.
Health Issue: Pause of emergency surgery consultation at SWAH Original release: Cullen meets Health Minister about SWAH consultation ‘pause’ (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister must clarify what he knew about cases settled within Belfast Trust – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan, Chairperson of the Health Committee, says he will question the Health Minister and his department about money paid in settlements to former Belfast Trust employees, including legal fees. He calls for clarity on what the Minister knew about settled cases and what…
Health Issue: Belfast Trust staff settlements and legal fees reports Original release: Health Minister must clarify what he knew about cases settled within Belfast Trust – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister expresses concern at consistently long waiting times
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister expresses concern at long waiting times after quarterly figures showed the Belfast, South Eastern and Northern Trusts missed the Department of Health's target. She calls on the Health Minister to take a different approach and listen to clinicians.
Health Issue: Quarterly waiting times statistics for Belfast, South Eastern and Northern Trusts Original release: McAllister expresses concern at consistently long waiting times (opens in a new tab)
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Cross-Party Support needed for Hospital - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell urges all elected representatives to back Causeway Hospital across party lines, after an FOI response showed only three public representatives, including DUP colleagues, responded to the consultation on surgery service changes.
Health Issue: Causeway Hospital surgery services consultation responses FOI Original release: Cross-Party Support needed for Hospital - Campbell (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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Patients waiting more than a decade for initial outpatient…
DUP Health Spokesperson and Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds says Health Minister's Assembly answers show children waiting over ten years for a first paediatric surgery outpatient appointment in Belfast, and calls for full referral-to-treatment waiting time publication without further delay. She also…
Health Issue: Paediatric waiting times revealed in Health Minister's Assembly written answers Original release: Patients waiting more than a decade for initial outpatient… (opens in a new tab)