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Durkan: Executive has failed to get to grips with homelessness
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says the Executive has totally failed to address rising homelessness across the North after an NI Audit Office report on the scale of the crisis. He calls for sustained funding, long-term solutions and affordable homes, and says the SDLP will publish its own housing…
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Audit Office report on temporary accommodation and homelessness services Original release: Durkan: Executive has failed to get to grips with homelessness (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: NI Water overspend underlines need for fundamental change
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA says NI Water's budget overspend shows the need for fundamental change to how the organisation is run and funded. He asks Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to have forensic accountants assess its funding model and calls for an…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: NI Water forensic accountant investigation into resource budget overspend Original release: Durkan: NI Water overspend underlines need for fundamental change (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive must ring-fence UK Government funding for housing
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan calls for the Executive to ring-fence any Barnett consequentials from the UK Government's £2bn housing package for 18,000 social and affordable homes, and says he will seek the figure from the Communities Minister.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government £2bn funding for 18,000 social and affordable homes Original release: Durkan: Executive must ring-fence UK Government funding for housing (opens in a new tab)
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Women’s voices must be heard and respected – Martin
North Down DUP MLA Peter Martin says the DUP will keep defending women's rights and single-sex spaces after meeting Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland at Stormont. He accuses Sinn Féin, Alliance and the SDLP of dismissing the group's concerns and criticises the First Minister for avoiding…
Disability and equality Original release: Women’s voices must be heard and respected – Martin (opens in a new tab)
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SF priorities misguided - Erskine
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine criticises DfI Minister Liz Kimmins over plans for Irish language signage at Grand Central Station, arguing the money should instead go to potholes, roads and rural streetlighting. She questions the cost and says Sinn Fein prioritises its own agenda.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: SF priorities misguided - Erskine (opens in a new tab)
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Is spreagadh eile don Ghaeilge é comharthaíocht dhátheangach ag an Mórstáisiún Bhéal Feirste – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly welcomes Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins' announcement that Irish will appear on physical signage and ticket machines at Belfast Grand Central Station, calling it another step for the language and equality.
Disability and equality Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: Is spreagadh eile don Ghaeilge é comharthaíocht dhátheangach ag an Mórstáisiún Bhéal Feirste – Reilly (opens in a new tab)
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Begley slams racist graffiti
Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley condemns racist graffiti in Omagh, including a swastika and a cross sight, as an attempt to create fear. She says she has contacted the PSNI to have it removed and investigated.
Disability and equality Issue: Racist graffiti in Omagh including swastika Original release: Begley slams racist graffiti (opens in a new tab)
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Sun 23/3 1pm: UNITED AGAINST RACISM MARCH - Our Belfast Free From Racism
People Before Profit calls members to join the United Against Racism march in Belfast this Sunday, 23 March at 1pm, saying more than 100 community organisations and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions back the Our Belfast gathering against racism and fascism.
Disability and equality Issue: United Against Racism march Belfast 23 March 2025 Original release: Sun 23/3 1pm: UNITED AGAINST RACISM MARCH - Our Belfast Free From Racism (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin will always be strong allies of the LGBTQIA+ community – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin equality spokesperson Carál Ní Chuilín MLA says the party will remain allies of LGBTQIA+ people after Belfast Pride excluded all Executive parties from this year's parade, calling it a backwards step and a missed opportunity.
Disability and equality Issue: Belfast Pride exclusion of Executive parties from 2025 parade Original release: Sinn Féin will always be strong allies of the LGBTQIA+ community – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Cost of Irish Sea Border checks and infrastructure close to £1 billion
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says recent parliamentary replies show the Irish Sea border has cost £650M to administer, with almost £200M being spent on border posts, bringing total costs close to £1 billion. He accuses the DUP of wrongly claiming the border was gone and says TUV will keep opposing it.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Parliamentary replies on Irish Sea border costs Original release: Cost of Irish Sea Border checks and infrastructure close to £1 billion (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance firmly committed to LGBTQIA+ equality, says Tennyson
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson reaffirms his party's commitment to LGBTQIA+ rights after Belfast Pride chose to bar Executive parties from taking part this year.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Belfast Pride exclusion of Executive parties from 2025 parade Original release: Alliance firmly committed to LGBTQIA+ equality, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Executive Office must start acting on their commitments to Ethnic Equality Monitoring, says Alliance Representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Stewart Dickson urge the First and deputy First Minister to move from pledges to legislation on Ethnic Equality Monitoring, pointing to a delayed Race Relations Order update that has yet to show any detail.
Disability and equality Issue: Ethnic Equality Monitoring legislation delay and Race Relations Order update Original release: Executive Office must start acting on their commitments to Ethnic Equality Monitoring, says Alliance Representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Developer contributions won’t solve wastewater crisis
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Original release: Durkan: Developer contributions won’t solve wastewater crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes investment into co-ownership
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes a £153 million allocation to Co-Ownership Housing Association, funding Finance Minister John O'Dowd passed to the Communities Minister. It says the money could help 4,000 families buy homes over four years.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Co-Ownership £153m FTC funding and property value limit increase Original release: Gildernew welcomes investment into co-ownership (opens in a new tab)
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Minister announces new £153m FTC funding programme for Co-Ownership,…
DUP's Housing Minister Gordon Lyons announces £153m in Financial Transactions Capital for Co-Ownership to support 4,000 households into homes over four years, including 1,200 new builds. He also confirms the property value cap rises from £195,000 to £210,000 from 1 April.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Co-Ownership £153m FTC funding and property value limit increase Original release: Minister announces new £153m FTC funding programme for Co-Ownership,… (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister must bring forward Irish Language Strategy – Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan urges Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to publish the long-delayed Irish Language Strategy, which she says he is legally required to produce. She cites a party motion debated in the Assembly and says he has also refused to meet Conradh na Gaeilge.
Disability and equality Issue: Irish Language Strategy delay and Assembly motion Original release: Communities Minister must bring forward Irish Language Strategy – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Anti Fascist Rally in Belfast Thursday
People Before Profit says death threats scrawled on a West Belfast wall against MLA Gerry Carroll will not be tolerated, linking them to far-right activity and anti-migrant protests, and urges people to join an anti-fascism rally at Casement Park on Thursday at 7pm.
Disability and equality Immigration Issue: Death threats and graffiti against Gerry Carroll in Andersonstown Original release: Anti Fascist Rally in Belfast Thursday (opens in a new tab)
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The Chill Factor and Irish Signage
TUV says a LucidTalk survey commissioned by Analogical Research shows a "chill factor" among Unionists and Protestants towards Irish language street signs, with 88% of Unionist voters less likely to move to such a road. It claims the signs could drive ethnic cleansing and cut Unionist use of…
Disability and equality Local government Issue: LucidTalk survey on Irish signage and Unionist house-hunting and leisure centre use Original release: The Chill Factor and Irish Signage (opens in a new tab)
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Welfare system should always support those who need it most – Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP challenges the Government's proposed Personal Independence Payment changes, saying they will cause anxiety, fail to account for fluctuating mental health needs, and calls on the Government to rethink them and give assurances to those affected.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: Proposed UK welfare cuts including Personal Independence Payment eligibility changes Original release: Welfare system should always support those who need it most – Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast Community Meeting To Stop Evictions
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll MLA is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday 19 March at the Cultúrlann on the Falls Road about Housing Executive evictions in west Belfast. He says tighter succession rules since September 2024 have led to a wave of evictions, including of people with…
Housing Issue: Housing Executive succession policy evictions in west Belfast Original release: Belfast Community Meeting To Stop Evictions (opens in a new tab)