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Doherty: Mobile phone coverage in west Belfast must be addressed
SDLP West Belfast councillor Paul Doherty says poor mobile phone coverage in West Belfast must be tackled and urges an end to attacks on 5G masts, calling on providers and authorities to resolve the problem before the upcoming Assembly debate.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Mobile phone coverage problems in West Belfast Original release: Doherty: Mobile phone coverage in west Belfast must be addressed (opens in a new tab)
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Firearm Incident on Bangor High Street
TUV's North Down chairman Peter Wilson welcomes the safe resolution of a firearm incident on Bangor High Street without injury, praising PSNI and emergency services. He calls for renewed focus on early intervention and better mental health services, especially for veterans.
Health Justice and policing Issue: Firearm incident on Bangor High Street Original release: Firearm Incident on Bangor High Street (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister calls on Health Minister to re-engage in negotiations and restore relations with GPs
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says the Health Minister's decision to implement a GP funding contract despite a near-unanimous BMA GP Committee rejection shows disregard, and urges him to return to talks and repair ties with general practitioners.
Health Issue: BMA GP Committee rejection of 25/26 GMS contract offer Original release: McAllister calls on Health Minister to re-engage in negotiations and restore relations with GPs (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Health Minister must work with GPs
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says the Health Minister's approach to GP contract talks will deepen the primary care crisis. He accuses the Minister of imposing a contract GPs have rejected and calls for the indemnity data behind his claims to be published.
Health Issue: BMA GP Committee rejection of 25/26 GMS contract offer Original release: McGrath: Health Minister must work with GPs (opens in a new tab)
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Allister: Assisted Dying Bill is a Dangerous Charter for Death
TUV leader Jim Allister MP criticises the Assisted Dying Bill as a danger to vulnerable people, arguing it lacks safeguards, including on mental capacity and minors, and urges MPs to reject it.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Assisted Dying Bill Committee Stage amendments and vote Original release: Allister: Assisted Dying Bill is a Dangerous Charter for Death (opens in a new tab)
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Infrastructure Minister underlines road safety priority during South Antrim constituency visit – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says he hosted Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins on a South Antrim constituency visit to view completed and planned active travel and footway schemes from Toome to Glenavy. He urges early start dates for Creggan footway works and says the investments will improve…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Infrastructure Minister underlines road safety priority during South Antrim constituency visit – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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McDowell comments on vandalism
TUV Court Councillor Ron McDowell condemns graffiti on an unoccupied property but says condemnation is not enough. He calls for a review of housing policy, arguing local people in the area are being overlooked while foreign nationals are allocated homes there.
Housing Local government Issue: Graffiti on unoccupied property and local housing allocation concerns Original release: McDowell comments on vandalism (opens in a new tab)
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We must continue working together to break down segregation – Cullen
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen calls for society to deliver on young people's aspirations to tackle sectarian segregation, responding to a new Pivotal report on greater integration in the north. She urges more inter-community interaction for young people, better transport links and needs-based housing.
Community relations and legacy Housing Issue: Pivotal report on integration and segregation in the north Original release: We must continue working together to break down segregation – Cullen (opens in a new tab)
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Petrol and diesel price rip-off continues – Pa Daly TD
Sinn Féin transport spokesperson Pa Daly TD calls on the government to scrap the planned autumn carbon tax increase and review why southern petrol and diesel prices are 25% above northern ones. He also urges action on EV affordability.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Reports that southern petrol and diesel prices are 25% above northern prices Original release: Petrol and diesel price rip-off continues – Pa Daly TD (opens in a new tab)
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Forgotten farming families must be heard on A5 - Buchanan
West Tyrone DUP MLA Tom Buchanan, speaking in an Assembly Adjournment debate, calls on Ministers in the Departments for Infrastructure, Finance and Agriculture to work together and give clarity on compensation and single farm payments for farming families affected by the A5 dual carriageway.
Infrastructure and transport Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: A5 dual carriageway land vesting and farm compensation concerns Original release: Forgotten farming families must be heard on A5 - Buchanan (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy launches survey to tackle mobile coverage black spots across Derry
Sinn Féin MLA Padraig Delargy has opened a community survey to map mobile signal dead spots in Derry, saying residents report poor or missing coverage in the city centre and border areas. He wants the data to press mobile providers for investment and upgrades.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Delargy launches survey to tackle mobile coverage black spots across Derry (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister urges Health Minister to ensure sustainable GP funding as a priority, following rejection of funding contract offer
Alliance health spokesperson and North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister urges the Health Minister to prioritise reopening talks on sustainable GP funding after 99.6% of BMA GP Committee ballot respondents rejected the 25/26 GMS contract offer. She says the proposed terms would cause a net loss of…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: BMA GP Committee rejection of 25/26 GMS contract offer Original release: McAllister urges Health Minister to ensure sustainable GP funding as a priority, following rejection of funding contract offer (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew launches consultation on homelessness prevention legislation
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew invites public views on his proposed bill to extend Housing Executive support for people at risk of homelessness from 28 days to at least 60 days. He says the consultation will help ensure the legislation meets people's needs.
Housing Social security and welfare Issue: Gildernew homelessness prevention bill public consultation Original release: Gildernew launches consultation on homelessness prevention legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Current cancer waiting times ‘simply not acceptable’ – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan says current cancer waiting times are simply not acceptable, following an Assembly motion on the issue. He welcomes the extra £10 million for Rapid Diagnosis Centres and calls for clear targets, timelines and transparency in the upcoming plans.
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Máire Devine TD to welcome nursing representatives to Leinster House in celebration of International Nurses’ Day
Sinn Féin TD Máire Devine will host nursing representatives at Leinster House on 14 May 2025 to mark International Nurses' Day, citing about 120,000 nurses and midwives and calling for retention measures including pay, conditions and affordable housing.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Máire Devine TD to welcome nursing representatives to Leinster House in celebration of International Nurses’ Day (opens in a new tab)
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Drop the Puberty Blocker Ban
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll criticises the Alliance Party's tabled Assembly motion for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, and calls on the Executive to reverse its indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under-18s and publish the clinical evidence behind it.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Assembly motion on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Original release: Drop the Puberty Blocker Ban (opens in a new tab)
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Cancer Waiting Times in Northern Ireland ‘a Scandal’ – Dodds
DUP MLA Diane Dodds urges Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to act on cancer waiting times, citing only 37.9% of patients starting treatment within 62 days of GP referral against a 95% target. She also points to nearly 25,000 children awaiting a paediatrician and calls for accountability over the…
Health Issue: Northern Ireland cancer waiting times statistics and Assembly debate Original release: Cancer Waiting Times in Northern Ireland ‘a Scandal’ – Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Renters continue to have their security eroded, says Armstrong
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA says private renters' security is being eroded by rent rises, no-fault evictions and short-term lets, and calls on the Communities Minister to act on Alliance's 'A New Deal for Renters' proposals following a Belfast anti-eviction rally.
Housing Issue: Belfast anti-eviction march announced for 10 May Original release: Renters continue to have their security eroded, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Councillors call for independent investigation into expenditure on Gondola project
Alliance Newry, Mourne and Down Councillors Jill Truesdale and Tierna Howie call for a Northern Ireland Audit Office investigation into spending on the Gondola project in the Mournes, after the National Trust declined to consider a bid for Thomas's Quarry land.
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: National Trust halts Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gondola talks over Thomas's Quarry Original release: Alliance Councillors call for independent investigation into expenditure on Gondola project (opens in a new tab)
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Bryson’s Legal Victory Exposes Stormont Failures on Irish Signage Controversy
Jim Allister, the TUV leader and North Antrim MP, welcomes Jamie Bryson’s successful judicial review of the Infrastructure Minister’s decision to impose Irish‑language signage at Grand Central Station, says it highlights Stormont’s failures and urges the minister to halt spending and abandon the s .
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: Bryson’s Legal Victory Exposes Stormont Failures on Irish Signage Controversy (opens in a new tab)