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Honeyford calls for Manufacturing Strategy and Action Plan
Alliance Economy Spokesperson David Honeyford MLA calls for a Manufacturing Strategy backed by an Action Plan after attending a manufacturing and supply chain conference. He also calls for a northern version of SkillNet Ireland to link business with colleges and build talent.
Economy and employment Education Issue: Manufacturing and Supply Chain conference at the Eikon Centre Original release: Honeyford calls for Manufacturing Strategy and Action Plan (opens in a new tab)
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Time for meaningful action and a united front against racism, says Mulholland ahead of Alliance motion
Alliance Communities spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA ahead of an Alliance motion calling for condemnation of racist and intimidating attacks on people and their homes, and for leaders to act on community relations and housing. She calls for a renewed Good Relations Strategy and for the…
Disability and equality Housing Issue: Alliance motion condemning racist and intimidating attacks on homes Original release: Time for meaningful action and a united front against racism, says Mulholland ahead of Alliance motion (opens in a new tab)
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Minister’s School Uniforms Bill far from ambitious, says Mathison
Alliance Education Chair and Strangford MLA Nick Mathison says the Education Minister's school uniforms bill is far from ambitious and lacks clarity on outcomes. He says Alliance has submitted an accountability clause requiring the Minister to report to the Assembly every three years, and has…
Education Issue: Education Minister's school uniforms bill Original release: Minister’s School Uniforms Bill far from ambitious, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Index showing Belfast and Derry among worst places to live highlights need for Regional Balance Bill
SDLP MLA Sinéad McLaughlin cites a UK Better Lives Index ranking Belfast and Derry poorly and says she is seeking to introduce a Regional Balance Bill to ensure every part of Northern Ireland gets fair investment and opportunity.
Disability and equality Issue: UK Better Lives Index ranking of Belfast and Derry Original release: McLaughlin: Index showing Belfast and Derry among worst places to live highlights need for Regional Balance Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Removal of Department for Communities trilingual logo a ‘backwards step for equality’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew, chair of the Communities Committee, criticises Communities Minister Gordon Lyons for dropping the trilingual Irish and Ulster-Scots logo from official paperwork, calling it a retrograde move on inclusion and equality and saying attempts to roll back rights will fail.
Disability and equality Issue: Communities Department trilingual logo removal under new ministerial guidelines Original release: Removal of Department for Communities trilingual logo a ‘backwards step for equality’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Ireland Against Racism Carnival
People Before Profit urges support for the Ireland Against Racism Carnival, a demonstration on 27 September, noting more than 70 backing organisations including the trade union congress. It condemns rising racism and a recent attack in Tallaght, and calls for unity against far-right scapegoating…
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Ireland Against Racism Carnival (opens in a new tab)
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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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Delargy welcomes rise in Magee student applications
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy credits his party's ministers with a 21 per cent rise in applications to Ulster University's Magee campus, citing it as proof of regional balance. He backs Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald's plan to accommodate 10,000 students at Magee.
Education Issue: Ulster University Magee campus 21 per cent rise in applications Original release: Delargy welcomes rise in Magee student applications (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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McLaughlin: Executive must deliver on promise of affordable childcare
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin urges the Executive and Education Minister to produce a childcare strategy that cuts costs for parents, stabilises providers and builds a sustainable workforce. Her remarks follow a Stormont event on childcare.
Education Economy and employment Issue: A Childcare Strategy for All event at Stormont Original release: McLaughlin: Executive must deliver on promise of affordable childcare (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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This Is only the Beginning: Education Minister updates the Assembly…
The DUP says Education Minister Paul Givan hailed early progress on TransformED, his education reform strategy launched in March 2025, in an Assembly update listing initiatives such as a £31million Teacher Professional Learning Fund, a CPD Academy and curriculum reviews, with further reforms…
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School inspections are fundamental for safeguarding young people, but scrutiny is required – Burrows
UUP education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA says the party supports the Education Minister's bill strengthening legal protection for school inspections in principle, but will scrutinise it at committee stage to protect industrial rights outside inspection periods.
Education Issue: Education Minister's proposals restricting teacher union activity Original release: School inspections are fundamental for safeguarding young people, but scrutiny is required – Burrows (opens in a new tab)
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Childcare strategy must be delivered without delay – Mason
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason urges Education Minister Paul Givan to set a date for publishing the long-delayed childcare strategy, which he has said will come in the coming weeks. She says rising costs leave parents and providers under strain and wants the strategy to cover children with…
Education Issue: Childcare strategy publication timing from Education Minister Original release: Childcare strategy must be delivered without delay – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Long must apologise for teacher comments - Frew
DUP MLA Paul Frew demands an immediate and unequivocal apology from Justice Minister Naomi Long over her claim that Education Minister Paul Givan's gender-issues direction to schools could enable teachers to bully pupils. He says numerous teachers are outraged.
Education Issue: Justice Minister Naomi Long remarks on gender issues direction to schools Original release: Long must apologise for teacher comments - Frew (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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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)