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Public inquiry into Pat Finucane killing should be held now following court ruling – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly calls on the British government to hold a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, as promised at Weston Park in 2001, after a Belfast High Court ruling quashed the Secretary of State's decision not to hold one now.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Belfast High Court ruling quashing refusal of Pat Finucane public inquiry Original release: Public inquiry into Pat Finucane killing should be held now following court ruling – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson welcomes Thales anti-tank missile contract
DUP MP Gavin Robinson welcomes a contract for Thales in Belfast to produce a further batch of NLAW anti-tank missiles with Saab, following the Ministry of Defence's plan to acquire several thousand. He says the work shows Northern Ireland's role in supporting Ukraine and calls for continued…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Thales Belfast NLAW anti-tank missile production contract Original release: Robinson welcomes Thales anti-tank missile contract (opens in a new tab)
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British government should scrap travel requirements in Ireland under regressive Nationalities and Borders Act – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British government to scrap visa requirements for travel within Ireland under the Nationalities and Borders Act, saying they would damage tourism and breach the Good Friday Agreement.
Immigration Economy and employment Issue: Nationalities and Borders Act visa requirements for travel within Ireland Original release: British government should scrap travel requirements in Ireland under regressive Nationalities and Borders Act – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Ofcom report demonstrates benefits of DUP broadband investment
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine says the Ofcom Connected Nations 2022 report shows the benefits of DUP-secured broadband investment, citing full fibre availability of 85% in Northern Ireland against 41% in England and 71% in Fermanagh and Omagh.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Ofcom Connected Nations 2022 report on broadband availability Original release: Ofcom report demonstrates benefits of DUP broadband investment (opens in a new tab)
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Key Questions on present UK-EU engagement
TUV leader Jim Allister says the current UK-EU talks on the Protocol are a sham and a deceit, arguing the EU mandate does not allow changes to the text and that mere implementation adjustments cannot alter the Protocol's legal and constitutional effects.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Key Questions on present UK-EU engagement (opens in a new tab)
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“Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen
Aontú Cllr Denise Mullen calls for further investment in health services and for nurses' pay to match neighbouring jurisdictions, amid the nurses' strike. She blames Stormont political deadlock for blocking a 4.5 per cent pay award and says MLAs taking wages while the Assembly is not sitting is…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: “Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Ambulance wait shows impact of health service crisis
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath says a man's death after waiting over nine hours for an ambulance shows the crisis in the health service, and calls for long-term reform and an end to the DUP's boycott of Stormont.
Health Issue: Man dies after waiting over nine hours for ambulance Original release: McGrath: Ambulance wait shows impact of health service crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Annie’s Bar families deserve truth and justice – Ferguson
Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson says families of the five people killed in the 1972 loyalist gun attack on Annie's Bar in Derry deserve truth and justice after fifty years. She calls on the British government to drop its Legacy Bill and implement the Stormont House legacy proposals of 2014.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Annie's Bar attack 50th anniversary and Legacy Bill Original release: Annie’s Bar families deserve truth and justice – Ferguson (opens in a new tab)
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New Rowallane Councillors appointed
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson welcomed Jonny Jackson and Callum Bowsie as new DUP councillors for the Rowallane district on Newry, Mourne and Down Council, after the former members resigned, saying they will be determined, energetic representatives for local residents.
Local government Issue: Appointment of new DUP councillors for Rowallane DEA Original release: New Rowallane Councillors appointed (opens in a new tab)
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‘Nurses deserve fair pay and safe staffing’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the British government to deliver a fair pay award for nurses and health workers as they begin a second day of strike action, saying workers should not have been forced onto picket lines.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: ‘Nurses deserve fair pay and safe staffing’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Irwin slams second ATM theft
DUP MLA William Irwin condemned the perpetrators of a second ATM robbery at the Fruitfield service station near Richhill, decrying the theft of a digger and cash machine, the damage caused and urging anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Justice and policing Issue: Second ATM theft at Fruitfield service station, Richhill Original release: Irwin slams second ATM theft (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Announces Bannside Council Candidates
TUV announces Anna Henry, 21, as its third candidate in Bannside for the upcoming council election alongside sitting councillors Stewart McDonald and Timothy Gaston. Jim Allister says the party aims to return three councillors in the area.
Local government Original release: TUV Announces Bannside Council Candidates (opens in a new tab)
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The RCN Strike
People Before Profit publishes an RCN strike interview from the Ulster Hospital, where RCN representatives say nurses are still out of pay parity with England, Scotland and Wales and are losing staff. They point to a 3% award not yet paid and call for it to be backdated to April.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: The RCN Strike (opens in a new tab)
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Animal medicines should be removed from the scope of the Protocol – Elliott
UUP agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott welcomes the EU's agreement to a further three-year extension of the grace period for veterinary medicine access in Northern Ireland, but says it is only temporary. He calls for animal medicines to be taken out of the Protocol's scope altogether.
Agriculture and rural affairs International affairs Issue: EU Commission extension of veterinary medicines supply to Northern Ireland Original release: Animal medicines should be removed from the scope of the Protocol – Elliott (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionists reject plan to close Lurgan Campus of Craigavon Senior High
UUP Leader and Upper Bann MLA Doug Beattie MC, with Lurgan UUP Councillor Louise McKinstry, reject the Education Department Permanent Secretary's decision to close Lurgan Campus of Craigavon Senior High School, saying it ignores community opposition and bussing pupils to Portadown instead.
Education Issue: Lurgan Campus of Craigavon Senior High School closure decision Original release: Ulster Unionists reject plan to close Lurgan Campus of Craigavon Senior High (opens in a new tab)
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Cameron welcomes ambitious plans for ambulance turnaround times
DUP South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron welcomes plans by Health and Social Care Trusts for a three-hour maximum ambulance handover limit at Emergency Departments, alongside a 48-hour discharge limit, and says each Trust must honour assurances of no cost for interim placements.
Health Issue: Trusts' three-hour ambulance handover limit and discharge reform plans Original release: Cameron welcomes ambitious plans for ambulance turnaround times (opens in a new tab)
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EU veterinary announcement
TUV leader Jim Allister says the EU's temporary veterinary medicines concession shows the Protocol lets Brussels decide Northern Ireland's supply chain, calling it an intolerable situation that cuts to the heart of the Union.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU Commission extension of veterinary medicines supply to Northern Ireland Original release: EU veterinary announcement (opens in a new tab)
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Latest EU move on Protocol ‘very welcome’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes the EU Commission's confirmation that veterinary medicine supplies to Northern Ireland will be extended, saying it gives reassurance to those affected. He urges the British government to match the EU's flexibility and work constructively toward a lasting…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU Commission extension of veterinary medicines supply to Northern Ireland Original release: Latest EU move on Protocol ‘very welcome’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Ahern’s patronising of Unionists doesn’t obscure reality of constitutional change
TUV leader Jim Allister says Bertie Ahern's claims that loyalism lacks understanding of the Protocol's constitutional position were patronising and wrong. He argues constitutional change has already occurred, citing the UK Government's court argument that the Protocol disapplies Article 6 of the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Bertie Ahern Radio Ulster comments on Unionist understanding of the Protocol Original release: Ahern’s patronising of Unionists doesn’t obscure reality of constitutional change (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons questions HMG £600 energy payment plan
DUP MLA for East Antrim Gordon Lyons has written to Westminster ministers seeking answers on how the £600 energy payment will reach pre-paid meter customers in Northern Ireland. He disputes the claim that the Executive could have delivered it, and accuses the Government of changing the plan at the…
Economy and employment Issue: British Government confirmation of £600 energy payment timing from January Original release: Lyons questions HMG £600 energy payment plan (opens in a new tab)