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SDLP will seek recall of the Assembly to address cost of living crisis
SDLP Opposition has petitioned to recall the Assembly this evening over the cost of living crisis. It criticises the British Government's £100 offer for oil-heating households as inadequate and proposes 1,000 litres of heating oil for every household.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: SDLP petition to recall Assembly over energy costs Original release: SDLP will seek recall of the Assembly to address cost of living crisis (opens in a new tab)
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EU and US have a critical role in protecting the Protocol – Kearney
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney says Liz Truss's admission that a US trade deal is unlikely soon shows Brexit is harming the British economy, and calls on the UK government to drop threats to break international law and return to talks with the EU over the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Truss admission on US trade deal prospects Original release: EU and US have a critical role in protecting the Protocol – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Ní Chuilín urges solution to Iveagh Centre crisis
Health Original release: Ní Chuilín urges solution to Iveagh Centre crisis (opens in a new tab)
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£25.2million investment in Studio Ulster huge boost for local filmmaking – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane welcomes the £25.2 million Belfast Region City Deal funding for Studio Ulster, a new virtual production studio, saying it will boost local filmmaking, training and the wider economy. He says the site should be fully operational for filming from early 2024.
Economy and employment Issue: Studio Ulster virtual production studio Belfast Region City Deal funding Original release: £25.2million investment in Studio Ulster huge boost for local filmmaking – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Parental choice in education must be paramount: Dodds
DUP MLA Diane Dodds argues that parental choice must be paramount in education and opposes removing schools' use of academic criteria in admissions. She responds to an Ulster University paper on transforming education, saying it seeks a fully comprehensive system and pointing to the Fair Start…
Education Issue: Ulster University transforming education paper publication Original release: Parental choice in education must be paramount: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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“Religious headcount should avoid lazy headlines” – Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says analysis of census religious breakdown should instead examine election voting patterns over the last twenty years, arguing support for parties backing a border poll has declined rather than grown. He cites a 2022 Assembly combined Sinn Fein, SDLP and Aontú vote of…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Catholics outnumbering Protestants in Northern Ireland census figures Original release: “Religious headcount should avoid lazy headlines” – Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew expresses condolences on death of John McAnespie
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew expresses condolences on the death of John McAnespie, saying his family and friends are in her thoughts and describing his long campaign for truth and justice over his son Aidan's death in Aughnacloy in 1988.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Gildernew expresses condolences on death of John McAnespie (opens in a new tab)
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Why are energy profits from NI subsidising Republic’s consumers?
TUV leader Jim Allister calls for total transparency on how much of ESB's profits come from Northern Ireland via NIE Networks, citing £39.4m paid as a dividend to ESB in 2021. He says NI consumers gain nothing while Republic consumers benefit, and says he is pressing Economy Minister Gordon Lyons…
Economy and employment Issue: ESB profits and NIE Networks dividend to Dublin-based parent Original release: Why are energy profits from NI subsidising Republic’s consumers? (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin leadership to attend National Ploughing Championships 2022
Sinn Féin's agriculture spokesperson Matt Carthy TD says the party leadership will take part in the National Ploughing Championships in Laois this week, hosting farmer and rural discussions at its stand on farm mental health, farm safety and rural investment under the new CAP period.
Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Sinn Féin attendance at National Ploughing Championships 2022 Original release: Sinn Féin leadership to attend National Ploughing Championships 2022 (opens in a new tab)
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£2000 Pay Cut Will Be Catastrophic For Derry Workers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says a PwC report projecting an average £2000 income drop for workers across the North in 2022 is catastrophic for Derry households. He blames Tory cost-of-living responses and the DUP's blocking of Stormont, and calls for trade union action and…
Economy and employment Issue: PwC report projecting £2000 average income decline in Northern Ireland Original release: £2000 Pay Cut Will Be Catastrophic For Derry Workers (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Kelly to travel to Washington and New York
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly announces a trip to Washington and New York, where he will brief Congressional offices on the need to re-establish the Good Friday Agreement institutions and speak at the Martin McGuiness Foundation's inaugural dinner. He calls on the new British Prime Minister to respect…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Gerry Kelly to travel to Washington and New York (opens in a new tab)
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‘Patients cannot wait any longer for a functioning Executive’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for an Executive to be formed now, with £1 billion of extra health funding, after reports of around 300 more deaths than expected this year. He urges the DUP to end its boycott of government and says his party will meet the health minister on recruitment and…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Reports of 300 excess deaths in health service pressures Original release: ‘Patients cannot wait any longer for a functioning Executive’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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MacManus calls for investment as EU report confirms Ireland’s North and West Region is in a “development trap”
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus calls for an investment package for the North and West region after an EU Cohesion report classed it as in a "development trap". He criticises Irish governments over regional imbalances and says Ireland has not applied for Recovery and Resilience Fund pre-financing…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: EU 8th Report on Cohesion regional disparity findings for North and West region Original release: MacManus calls for investment as EU report confirms Ireland’s North and West Region is in a “development trap” (opens in a new tab)
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Benefits of Protocol to create jobs and grow businesses must be built upon – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the Protocol is helping to create jobs and grow businesses, citing NISRA Index of Production figures showing northern food and drink manufacturers outperforming those in Britain. She calls on the British government to drop threats to break international law and…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: NISRA Index of Production figures on food and drink manufacturing Original release: Benefits of Protocol to create jobs and grow businesses must be built upon – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Settlement to family of Loughlin Maginn clear indication of failures in police investigation- Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard says an undisclosed settlement by the PSNI and the Ministry of Defence to the family of Loughlin Maginn shows serious failures in the original police investigation of his 1989 murder. He calls for a fresh inquest and urges the UK government to scrap its legacy Bill.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Undisclosed PSNI and MoD settlement to Loughlin Maginn's family Original release: Settlement to family of Loughlin Maginn clear indication of failures in police investigation- Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Winter Fuel Payment review key to protect elderly from fuel poverty
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan criticises Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey for not reviewing the Winter Fuel Payment rate, unchanged since 2010/11, and calls for an emergency pensioner support package ahead of winter.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: DfC response on Winter Fuel Payment rate review Original release: Durkan: Winter Fuel Payment review key to protect elderly from fuel poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Health Minister must tackle Gender Identity Clinic Staff Shortages – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin urges the Health Minister to tackle staffing gaps at the Brackenburn gender identity clinic, where over 500 people were reportedly waiting as of April. She links the problem to a need for an Executive to fund extra health recruitment.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Brackenburn gender identity clinic waiting list and staffing shortages Original release: Health Minister must tackle Gender Identity Clinic Staff Shortages – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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‘Tories detached from reality of cost-of-living emergency’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald accuses the Conservatives of being detached from reality over reports they seek to remove the cap on bankers' bonuses. She calls for a windfall tax on energy firms and urges the DUP to end its boycott so an Executive can be formed.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Reports Conservatives seek to remove cap on banker bonuses Original release: ‘Tories detached from reality of cost-of-living emergency’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Donaldson supports title of "Elizabeth the faithful"
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says Queen Elizabeth II should be known as "Elizabeth the Faithful", citing her faithfulness to God, her people and her family, and says the party would fully support that title.
Other Issue: Donaldson backs 'Elizabeth the Faithful' title for late Queen Original release: Donaldson supports title of "Elizabeth the faithful" (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter expresses concern at wait for smear test results
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter says she is very concerned that every health trust in the North has missed its four-week target for reporting smear test results. She warns that long waits could delay treatment for cervical cancer and calls for better for women.
Health Issue: Health trusts miss four-week smear test results target Original release: Hunter expresses concern at wait for smear test results (opens in a new tab)