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Northern Ireland Cannot Be Broken by Unachievable Climate Targets
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA says a Audit Office report confirms concerns that the Department for Economy's energy strategy is falling short, and calls for a revision of Northern Ireland's 2030 climate targets, citing grid connection delays, planning delays and the lack of a storage strategy.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Audit Office report on Department for the Economy green energy strategy Original release: Northern Ireland Cannot Be Broken by Unachievable Climate Targets (opens in a new tab)
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Confidence in the Belfast Trust must be restored urgently, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says the Belfast Trust must urgently rebuild staff confidence after a Health Committee session on a report into culture and oversight in its Cardiac Unit. She calls for whistleblowing reform and a statutory candour duty, and welcomes the new Trust…
Health Issue: Belfast Trust performance accountability report publication Original release: Confidence in the Belfast Trust must be restored urgently, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan comments on Belfast Trust report
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan welcomes publication of a report on the Belfast Trust, commissioned after the trust's performance accountability process was raised to Level 5. He says serious issues remain unresolved in the cardiac surgery unit and will scrutinise the recommendations in full.
Health Issue: Belfast Trust performance accountability report publication Original release: McGuigan comments on Belfast Trust report (opens in a new tab)
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Independent environmental regulator crucial in helping us tackle pollution – Finnegan
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan welcomes Environment Minister Andrew Muir's intention to create an independent environmental regulator, following an independent report on environmental governance, and says it would help tackle pollution in air, water and Lough Neagh.
Environment and climate Issue: Expert panel report recommending independent Environmental Protection Agency for Northern Ireland Original release: Independent environmental regulator crucial in helping us tackle pollution – Finnegan (opens in a new tab)
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Immense potential for development of All Island Healthcare discussed at Good Friday Agreement Committee – Pat Cullen MP
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen says an all-island, centrally funded healthcare model is a party priority, after a Good Friday Agreement Committee session on all-island healthcare with academic witnesses. She backs a call for data-led research to integrate services across both jurisdictions.
Health Issue: Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee session on all-island healthcare Original release: Immense potential for development of All Island Healthcare discussed at Good Friday Agreement Committee – Pat Cullen MP (opens in a new tab)
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Oireachtas na Samhna opportunity to showcase Irish as vibrant and flourishing language – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says Belfast's hosting of Oireachtas na Samhna, running 29 October to 2 November, shows Irish is vibrant and flourishing, citing the city's new Irish language policy and upcoming Gaeltacht and Fleadh hosting.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Oireachtas na Samhna festival hosted in Belfast 2025 Original release: Oireachtas na Samhna opportunity to showcase Irish as vibrant and flourishing language – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin committed to building cleaner, greener environment – Sheerin
SDLP... no. Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin welcomes the Economy Department's pledge to meet its energy targets after an Audit Office report on its green energy strategy. She urges all parties to redouble efforts on climate goals, pointing to REPG price guarantees and a forthcoming mid-term review.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Audit Office report on Department for the Economy green energy strategy Original release: Sinn Féin committed to building cleaner, greener environment – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Report exposes shocking lack of delivery on energy and climate commitments
SDLP Opposition Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin MLA says a Audit Office report finds the Department for the Economy is lagging on its Path to Net Zero Energy strategy despite £107 million spent since 2020, citing flaws in governance, milestones and monitoring.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Audit Office report on Department for the Economy green energy strategy Original release: McLaughlin: Report exposes shocking lack of delivery on energy and climate commitments (opens in a new tab)
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Blair welcomes report recommending establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency
Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA welcomes an expert panel report recommending an independent Environmental Protection Agency for Northern Ireland, and urges others to back its 32 recommendations without delay.
Environment and climate Issue: Expert panel report recommending independent Environmental Protection Agency for Northern Ireland Original release: Blair welcomes report recommending establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (opens in a new tab)
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Winter Pressure Plan too little, too late, and lacking real solutions…
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says the Department's winter pressure plan, raised in an urgent Assembly question to Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, is too late and underfunded. She calls for a fully resourced plan tackling domiciliary care shortages that delay hospital discharges.
Health Issue: Department of Health winter pressure plan for health service Original release: Winter Pressure Plan too little, too late, and lacking real solutions… (opens in a new tab)
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Delivering Rural Health and Care in a New Ireland – Pat Cullen MP
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Pat Cullen announces a public conference on rural health in a united Ireland, to be chaired by Cullen at the Westville Hotel on 26 November. He argues that island-wide health planning and a single national health service would better serve citizens than two separate…
Health Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin Commission on the Future of Ireland health conference November 2025 Original release: Delivering Rural Health and Care in a New Ireland – Pat Cullen MP (opens in a new tab)
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Winter Preparedness Plan meets targets on paper but won’t tackle real pressures, says Donnelly
Alliance Health spokesperson Danny Donnelly MLA says the delayed Winter Preparedness Plan offers no new action to ease mounting health pressures, repeats past measures and fails to deliver real change, and he has raised an Urgent Oral Question urging fresh ideas for winter.
Health Issue: Winter Preparedness Plan publication delay Original release: Winter Preparedness Plan meets targets on paper but won’t tackle real pressures, says Donnelly (opens in a new tab)
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Closure of road near Benburb causing disruption – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says he is pressing authorities for urgent repairs to a bridge-damaged road linking Benburb and Tullysaran, closed after Storm Amy, which is hurting local residents and businesses via a diversion.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Benburb to Tullysaran road closure after Storm Amy bridge damage Original release: Closure of road near Benburb causing disruption – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister must ensure Anti-Poverty Strategy is strengthened – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the Communities Minister to strengthen the final Anti-Poverty Strategy and address concerns raised about the draft, after a Joseph Rowntree Foundation roundtable marking World Poverty Day.
Social security and welfare Issue: Draft Anti-Poverty Strategy concerns and final version Original release: Communities Minister must ensure Anti-Poverty Strategy is strengthened – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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If Government Don’t Achieve Families’ Scoliosis Demands Aontú will Table a Motion of no Confidence Within Next 6 months – Tóibín
Aontú's Peadar Tóibín says the party will not table a no-confidence motion next week, but will do so within six months unless the government meets scoliosis demands on an inquiry and CHI reform. He also says Aontú will table a motion on presidential voting rights for northern Irish citizens and…
Health Constitutional affairs Issue: Aontú scoliosis no-confidence motion decision Original release: If Government Don’t Achieve Families’ Scoliosis Demands Aontú will Table a Motion of no Confidence Within Next 6 months – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Hughes writes to British government over incorrect Child Benefit letters
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes says he has written to British Treasury minister Daniel Tomlinson and Secretary of State Hilary Benn, signed by all seven Sinn Féin MPs, over HMRC wrongly sending Child Benefit stop letters to families who had travelled abroad and returned in time. He calls for an…
Social security and welfare Issue: HMRC Child Benefit stop letters sent to families in error Original release: Hughes writes to British government over incorrect Child Benefit letters (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister should set a date for the delivery of the Irish Language Strategy – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew urges the Communities Minister to set a delivery date for the Irish Language Strategy, or failing that a clear publication timeframe, after a Communities Committee session heard from Irish language community members.
Disability and equality Issue: Communities Committee session on Irish Language Strategy delay Original release: Communities Minister should set a date for the delivery of the Irish Language Strategy – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty welcomes support for hosting Women’s World Cup
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA backs a bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup in Northern Ireland, saying it would inspire young women in sport and boost the economy. He urges work on Casement Park and steps to secure the tournament.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: 2035 Women's World Cup bid for Northern Ireland Original release: McNulty welcomes support for hosting Women’s World Cup (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Executive must stop chaotic contradictions and pay healthcare workers
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA calls on the Executive to find funding for healthcare workers' overdue pay rise, after the First Minister said the money was available and the Health Minister said he still lacked £100m. He describes the situation as dysfunctional and warns of…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Executive funding of £100 million for nurses' pay uplift Original release: O’Toole: Executive must stop chaotic contradictions and pay healthcare workers (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan praises work of Finance Minister to help deliver nurses’ pay uplift
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan welcomes Finance Minister John O'Dowd's securing of £100 million toward a nurses' pay rise, announced after an Executive meeting. He calls on the Health Minister to find the remaining funding quickly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Executive funding of £100 million for nurses' pay uplift Original release: McGuigan praises work of Finance Minister to help deliver nurses’ pay uplift (opens in a new tab)