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‘Health workers deserve fair pay and safe conditions’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew backs striking health and social care workers, calling for fair pay and safe conditions. He calls on the British Government to end what he calls attacks on the health service and bring forward a deal meeting workers' needs.
Health Economy and employment Issue: United NHS strike action across Unite, Unison and NIPSA on 26 January 2023 Original release: ‘Health workers deserve fair pay and safe conditions’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI budget crisis threatens to embolden those engaged in criminality
DUP Policing Board representative Trevor Clarke, South Antrim MLA, warns that PSNI budget cuts costing 309 officers and 115 staff threaten to embolden criminality and reduce victim protections, and calls on the Secretary of State to provide resources.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: PSNI police officer and support staff cuts due to budget pressures Original release: PSNI budget crisis threatens to embolden those engaged in criminality (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – “Has Dublin crime gang money been used in NI elections?”
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett challenges Michelle O'Neill to clarify whether money from Dublin crime gangs, including the Hutch and Kinahan groups, was donated to Sinn Fein and used in Northern Ireland elections, citing a Dublin courtroom case involving former councillor Jonathan Dowdall.
Justice and policing Issue: Jonathan Dowdall Dublin courtroom revelations about Sinn Fein donations Original release: Brett – “Has Dublin crime gang money been used in NI elections?” (opens in a new tab)
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United Strike For The NHS
People Before Profit reports on united NHS strike pickets by 25,000 staff from Unite, Unison and NIPSA, citing a NIPSA rep's account of an elderly patient held overnight in an ambulance and staff shortages, low pay and retention problems.
Health Economy and employment Issue: United NHS strike action across Unite, Unison and NIPSA on 26 January 2023 Original release: United Strike For The NHS (opens in a new tab)
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Ukraine: A Dangerous Escalation
People Before Profit says sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine marks a dangerous escalation, condemns US and UK tank shipments and NATO's proxy war, and urges Ireland to keep its neutrality and speak for peace.
International affairs Issue: Leopard tanks sent to Ukraine Original release: Ukraine: A Dangerous Escalation (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans
Green Party councillors Stephen Dunlop and Rachel Woods say they will not support the current Kinnegar to Donaghadee Greenway plans, seconding a motion to pause the planning application and calling for smaller sections with community input.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Kinnegar to Donaghadee Greenway planning application pause motion Original release: North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans (opens in a new tab)
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Police funding crisis highlights need for return to functioning Institutions - Nesbitt
UUP Policing Board representative Mike Nesbitt MLA warns that announced police cuts push the PSNI towards being reactive rather than preventative, with slower reaction times and low officer morale, and calls for devolved institutions to be restored to make tough funding decisions.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: PSNI six per cent staff reduction announced January 2023 Original release: Police funding crisis highlights need for return to functioning Institutions - Nesbitt (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance supports Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir declares support for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, saying the 2023 theme, Ordinary People, shows how ordinary people can be drawn into extraordinary violence and calling for accountability of leaders so the Holocaust is never repeated.
Other International affairs Original release: Alliance supports Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 (opens in a new tab)
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Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes almost £1.7m in funding over five years for the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, jointly backed by Cancer Research UK and the Public Health Agency. She says local clinical trials give access to treatments that might otherwise be…
Health Issue: Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre £1.7m funding announcement Original release: Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Young carers need care too says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls for schools to be made more aware of young carers and how they can support them, following Action for Children's Young Carers in Education Report, which she says shows Northern Ireland has higher levels of young carers in education than elsewhere in the UK. She…
Education Issue: Action for Children Young Carers in Education Report launch Original release: Young carers need care too says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Restoration of institutions needed to support community safety, says McAllister
Alliance Policing Board member Nuala McAllister MLA says the PSNI's six per cent staff reduction is unsurprising given Justice budget cuts, and calls for MLAs to restore the institutions, set a strategic budget and back an invest-to-save strategy.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: PSNI six per cent staff reduction announced January 2023 Original release: Restoration of institutions needed to support community safety, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: PSNI cuts will have significant impact on policing
SDLP Policing Board member Mark H Durkan says the loss of over 300 police officers and 100 support staff at the PSNI will significantly affect policing, and calls on the British government to step in with proper funding.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: PSNI police officer and support staff cuts due to budget pressures Original release: Durkan: PSNI cuts will have significant impact on policing (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite welcomes support from London Night Czar
SDLP Belfast City Councillor Séamas de Faoite welcomes a visit from London's night-time adviser to share expertise on developing Belfast's night-time economy. He proposes the council examine supporting night-time activity, including appointing a city night-time champion.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: London Night Czar visit to Belfast night-time economy Original release: de Faoite welcomes support from London Night Czar (opens in a new tab)
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Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol
DUP peer Nigel Dodds warns of a 'cliff-edge' in December if no resolution is reached on medicine supply to Northern Ireland, which he links to the Protocol and the Falsified Medicines Directive. He says no new proposals have been tabled and calls for the will to make progress.
Health International affairs Issue: Lords sub-committee evidence on Protocol impact on medicine supply Original release: Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Commissioner questioned over Sinn Fein secret salaries
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe challenges the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his ruling that salaries Sinn Fein pays to its MPs need not be declared on the Register of Financial Interests. She asks which rule provides the exemption and whether any party-to-MP payment is exempt from…
Other Issue: Commissioner for Standards ruling on Sinn Fein MPs' salary declarations Original release: Commissioner questioned over Sinn Fein secret salaries (opens in a new tab)
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Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP challenges the Prime Minister in the Commons to review UK laws so that religious freedom is protected, after Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silent prayer near a Birmingham abortion facility.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Isabel Vaughan-Spruce arrest and charge under Birmingham buffer zone Original release: Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes new Enterprise Dashboard
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA Sorcha Eastwood, Vice-Chair of the All-Party Group on Small & Medium Enterprise, welcomes the launch of the Enterprise Dashboard at the University of Ulster Business School, which tracks business births, deaths and start-up activity by sector.
Economy and employment Issue: Enterprise Dashboard launch at University of Ulster Business School Original release: Eastwood welcomes new Enterprise Dashboard (opens in a new tab)
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Another education crisis - Egan
Alliance education spokesperson and North Down MLA Connie Egan says a planned half-day teachers' strike on 21 February signals another crisis in education. She calls for a negotiated pay solution and urges the DUP to end the deadlock and restore an Education Minister.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teachers' half-day strike on 21 February 2023 Original release: Another education crisis - Egan (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Connie Egan urge Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to step in so an opt-out organ donation system can take effect in Northern Ireland, after a written reply showed no commitment to act while the Assembly is not sitting.
Health Issue: Secretary of State response on opt-out organ donation legislation Original release: Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Blair asks if no lessons learnt from previous scandals, following publication of Civil Service action plan
Alliance MLA John Blair questions whether the Civil Service has learned from RHI and other past scandals, after an action plan on governance followed an independent review of how concerns about animal welfare breaches raised by a former DAERA employee were handled.
Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Civil Service governance action plan following independent review of DAERA whistle-blower concerns Original release: Blair asks if no lessons learnt from previous scandals, following publication of Civil Service action plan (opens in a new tab)