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Kearney raises road safety concerns following Moira Road fatality
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says he is shocked by the death of a pregnant woman in a serious collision on Moira Road near Nutts Corner market, thanks emergency services, urges witnesses to contact police and will write to the Department for Infrastructure requesting a traffic‑management review of
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal traffic collision on Moira Road near Nutts Corner market Original release: Kearney raises road safety concerns following Moira Road fatality (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Public can’t wait five years to sort out health service
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says people cannot accept a five-year timeline for fixing the health service, after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt suggested recovery could take that long. He presses the Minister and Executive on ambulance response delays, citing a 75-year-old…
Health Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt says health recovery could take five years Original release: McGrath: Public can’t wait five years to sort out health service (opens in a new tab)
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Leader's Weekly email - 10th January
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP says the Prime Minister must protect veterans in the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill and reject any Irish Republic veto over amendments, and criticises the Sinn Fein Finance Minister's draft Budget as lacking Executive agreement.
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Original release: Leader's Weekly email - 10th January (opens in a new tab)
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Over 72,000 incidents of abuse against health and social care staff -…
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says Health Minister figures show over 72,000 recorded incidents of abuse against health and social care staff over five years, and says the true number is higher. She calls for further information on alcohol, substances, mental illness, time off work and…
Health Issue: Health Minister figures on abuse against health and social care staff Original release: Over 72,000 incidents of abuse against health and social care staff -… (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party comments on Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland Flag
The Ulster Unionist Party expresses regret that Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland has stopped using the Ulster Banner to represent athletes, arguing the status quo should have remained without guidance from the Executive. It says such decisions belong with elected representatives in the Assembly.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland discontinues Ulster Banner for athletes Original release: Ulster Unionist Party comments on Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland Flag (opens in a new tab)
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Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address offered warm words but not the action needed to restore farmers' confidence. He calls for concrete progress on bovine TB, ammonia regulation and farm transfer, rather than pilots and timelines.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Issue: Minister Andrew Muir's Oxford Farming Conference address Original release: Farmers Need Action, Not Speeches, to Restore Confidence says Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Health Minister to urgently set out a dedicated women's health plan, citing rising gynaecology waiting lists and long delays for women and girls with endometriosis. She urges specialist services with clear diagnosis and treatment targets.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Action to deliver better outcomes for women’s health is urgently needed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls on the Health Minister to urgently explain how gynaecology waiting lists will be cleared, citing around 60,000 women reported by the RCOG and no timetable for a Women's Health Action Plan.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Women being routinely failed by gynaecology waiting lists, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes over £1m in active travel funding from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins for greenway projects in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, and Newry, Mourne and Down councils. He says the projects will provide cleaner connections and support health and the economy.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Active travel greenway funding for three councils from Infrastructure Minister Original release: Boylan welcomes active travel funding for greenway projects (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill”
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the Government's public acceptance that its Northern Ireland Troubles Bill needs amending to better protect veterans. He says veterans must be protected in law, not left relying on intent, and says the DUP will press for real fairness in any amendments.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Government acceptance that Northern Ireland Troubles Bill requires amendment Original release: Robinson – “PM accepts need to amend NI Troubles Bill” (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Infrastructure Minister must build on success of late night services
SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader Councillor Séamas de Faoite says the Infrastructure Minister must build on Translink's late-night festive services, which saw around 30,000 journeys, up over 70%. He calls for enhanced timetables, more routes and considering lower fares.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Translink late-night festive services journey figures Original release: de Faoite: Infrastructure Minister must build on success of late night services (opens in a new tab)
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Allister presses government on justice for Gaddafi/IRA victims
TUV leader Jim Allister says he, Andrew Rosindell MP and IRA victims met Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer to press for compensation for British victims of Gaddafi-supplied Semtex. He says the government is bound by the Blair-era deal and calls for use of frozen Libyan assets in London.
Justice and policing International affairs Original release: Allister presses government on justice for Gaddafi/IRA victims (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Warns Draft Budget Ignores Public Service Reform and Fiscal Advice
UUP finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA criticises Finance Minister John O'Dowd's draft budget for 2029/30, saying its £63 billion allocations fail to deliver transformation in Health, Education and Policing. He calls for efficiency reform and says Sinn Féin ignores existing fiscal advice…
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Issue: Draft Budget 2026–2029/30 Executive disagreement Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Warns Draft Budget Ignores Public Service Reform and Fiscal Advice (opens in a new tab)
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TUV leader tables Early Day Motion on Anniversary of Kingsmills Massacre
TUV leader Jim Allister MP has tabled an Early Day Motion marking the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmills Massacre, noting no one has been brought to justice, commending the memorial service and victims' groups, and urging ministers to adopt a victim-focused approach to legacy.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th anniversary Early Day Motion Original release: TUV leader tables Early Day Motion on Anniversary of Kingsmills Massacre (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Marks the 50th Anniversary of Kingsmill Massacre: Justice Must Remain at the Heart of Legacy
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA marks the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre, urging that legacy processes stay victims-centred and justice-focused. He wants those who directed terrorism, including figures now in respectable dress, pursued, and opposes any backdoor amnesties…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Marks the 50th Anniversary of Kingsmill Massacre: Justice Must Remain at the Heart of Legacy (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills – the Bloody Legacy Republicans Cannot Escape
TUV Councillor Keith Ratcliffe marks the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre, saying IRA terror was sectarian murder rather than a struggle for freedom. He cites other border killings of Protestants and criticises the naming of a play park after a man caught with a gun used in the attack.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Kingsmills – the Bloody Legacy Republicans Cannot Escape (opens in a new tab)
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Kingsmills – the embodiment of the IRA’s sectarian motivation
TUV Leader Jim Allister, speaking after attending the 50th commemoration of the Kingsmills Massacre, describes the IRA attack as sectarian and says the victims' families have not obtained justice. He criticises the Kingsmills inquest and the Government's legacy proposals, and says Sinn Fein is…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills Massacre 50th commemoration service Original release: Kingsmills – the embodiment of the IRA’s sectarian motivation (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin writes to David Lammy MP concerning hunger strikers’ health and wellbeing
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA says all Sinn Féin parliamentarians have signed a letter to Justice Secretary David Lammy urging him to resolve the hunger strike by eight prisoners in Britain, now at 47 days, and to engage directly with them and their legal representatives.
Justice and policing Health Issue: Eight pro-Palestinian prisoners' collective hunger strike in Britain Original release: Sinn Féin writes to David Lammy MP concerning hunger strikers’ health and wellbeing (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson welcomes Supreme Court clarity on Thompson inquest
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the Supreme Court judgment on the Liam Paul Thompson inquest, saying it reaffirms the state's paramount duty to protect security. He calls for legacy inquests to balance victims' needs with public safety and says intelligence personnel must not be exposed to…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Supreme Court ruling on Paul ‘Topper’ Thompson case Original release: Robinson welcomes Supreme Court clarity on Thompson inquest (opens in a new tab)
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Breastfeeding mothers must have access to services to support them – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Department of Health and the Public Health Agency to ensure breastfeeding mothers get support, citing reports of a mother who had to pay for help and PHA research showing many mothers stop early due to lack of support.
Health Issue: Reports of mother paying for breastfeeding support in Northern Ireland Original release: Breastfeeding mothers must have access to services to support them – Dillon (opens in a new tab)