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Ministers must start to take cost of living crisis seriously
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says Stormont and Whitehall Ministers must take the cost of living crisis seriously after SDLP MLAs met organisations on energy, food and fuel costs. He calls for urgent direct support to reach people most in need and urges the DUP to get back to…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: SDLP Stormont meetings on energy, food and fuel costs crisis Original release: Ministers must start to take cost of living crisis seriously (opens in a new tab)
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Interface Strike Wins 15.2%
People Before Profit says Unite members at Interface's Craigavon factory won a 15.25% pay rise after an all-out strike, and credits a fighting union, community support and workplace organisation, with Branch Secretary Dwyer McKerr estimating the strike cost the company at least a million.
Economy and employment Issue: Interface Craigavon all-out strike 15.25% pay settlement Original release: Interface Strike Wins 15.2% (opens in a new tab)
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Peacock ‘dismayed and hugely disappointed’ mayor has denied request to hold reception for Antrim camogs
Sinn Féin councillor Leanne Peacock says she is dismayed that the Causeway Coast and Glens mayor refused her request for a civic reception honouring Antrim's All-Ireland Junior camogie winners. She calls on the mayor to reconsider, pointing to earlier refusals for Derry and Eoghan Rua teams.
Local government Issue: Causeway Coast and Glens mayor refuses reception for Antrim All-Ireland camogie team Original release: Peacock ‘dismayed and hugely disappointed’ mayor has denied request to hold reception for Antrim camogs (opens in a new tab)
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Submissions open to the Commission on the Future of Ireland
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA announces that online submissions to its Commission on the Future of Ireland are now open, ahead of an October People's Assembly in Belfast. He says it aims to widen democratic participation, inviting unionist, loyalist and British-identifying…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin Commission on the Future of Ireland submissions launch Original release: Submissions open to the Commission on the Future of Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister taking action on school uniform costs
The DUP says Education Minister Michelle McIlveen is acting to ease the cost of school uniforms and to require schools to make uniforms more affordable in future years.
Education Original release: Education Minister taking action on school uniform costs (opens in a new tab)
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Parents need Executive formed to help cut school uniform costs – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan calls for an Executive to be formed so a Sinn Féin plan can lower school uniform costs, urging legislation for competitive tendering, removal of branded requirements and use of cheaper high‑street alternatives, after welcoming the recent uniform grant increase.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Uniform grant increase Original release: Parents need Executive formed to help cut school uniform costs – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey hails all who worked to achieve bonfire-free Belfast
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey praises youth workers, community groups and Féile an Phobail for diversionary events that meant no organised bonfires were lit across Belfast on Monday night. She also hails the Falls Park dance night, attended by around 10,000 young people.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Belfast diversionary events and Féile an Phobail dance night, August 2022 Original release: Hargey hails all who worked to achieve bonfire-free Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell urges Iceland to extend £30 voucher scheme to NI
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell writes to Iceland urging the company to extend its Summer Cheer Scheme £30 shopping voucher for pensioners to Northern Ireland, saying the current exclusion overlooks areas of deep deprivation.
Social security and welfare Issue: Iceland Summer Cheer Scheme voucher extension request Original release: Campbell urges Iceland to extend £30 voucher scheme to NI (opens in a new tab)
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Macartney calls on council to act as Newtownards Foodbank Use Soars by 47%
Green Party councillor Maurice calls on Ards and North Down Borough Council to draw up an emergency action plan for vulnerable residents, citing a 47% rise in demand at a Newtownards foodbank and warning of rising living costs while Stormont is not sitting. He also urges the DUP to end its boycott…
Social security and welfare Local government Issue: Newtownards foodbank demand rise of 47% in first half of 2022 Original release: Macartney calls on council to act as Newtownards Foodbank Use Soars by 47% (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government should plan for emergency budget in Northern Ireland – Aiken
UUP Finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA calls on the UK Government to start urgent planning for an emergency budget for Northern Ireland, citing the lack of an Executive, unspent funds and rising household costs ahead of autumn.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: UK Government should plan for emergency budget in Northern Ireland – Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw reinforces Alliance support for maternity strategy
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says her party backs the Royal College of Midwives' blueprint and calls for a Maternity Strategy with a regional maternity network, better data and consistent safety approaches, after meeting the RCM's Northern Ireland Director.
Health Original release: Bradshaw reinforces Alliance support for maternity strategy (opens in a new tab)
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Mathison: We must address school uniform hardship
Alliance MLA Nick Mathison calls for changes to school uniform pricing, saying community second-hand schemes are not sustainable. He says he will bring forward a Private Member's Bill at the first opportunity and blames the DUP's refusal to return to Executive work for greater hardship.
Education Economy and employment Original release: Mathison: We must address school uniform hardship (opens in a new tab)
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Opposition to engage with key groups on cost of living impact
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole, Leader of the Opposition, says the party will host meetings with trade unions, retail representatives and community groups at Stormont on cost of living. He has also asked ministers and permanent secretaries for urgent departmental action and calls on the Executive to…
Economy and employment Original release: Opposition to engage with key groups on cost of living impact (opens in a new tab)
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‘Access to dental care must be a priority’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for NHS dental access to be made the priority, responding to a BBC investigation finding that most practices in the north are not accepting new patients. He urges progress on urgent dental care for unregistered patients and an Oral Health strategy, and says the…
Health Issue: BBC investigation on adult NHS dentist registration in Northern Ireland Original release: ‘Access to dental care must be a priority’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Dunne congratulates local Commonwealth athletes
North Down MLA Stephen Dunne commends Team Northern Ireland on a record eighteen medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and says he has written to the Communities Minister asking her to host a reception for the team.
Other Original release: Dunne congratulates local Commonwealth athletes (opens in a new tab)
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Glorification of IRA killer sick
TUV councillor Timothy Gaston condemns Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy and MLA Emma Sheerin for glorifying the IRA killer of Yvonne Dunlop, and calls on Unionists not to facilitate Michelle O'Neill becoming First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Glorification of IRA killer sick (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein 'doubling down' on rewriting history and celebrating…
DUP MLA Keith Buchanan says Sinn Fein is 'doubling down' on rewriting history and normalising terrorism after Mid Ulster MP Francie Molloy eulogised IRA member Thomas McElwee. He calls on Michelle O'Neill to be challenged specifically over her claim that IRA violence had no alternative.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Francie Molloy eulogy of Thomas McElwee Original release: Sinn Fein 'doubling down' on rewriting history and celebrating… (opens in a new tab)
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Diplomatic whataboutery between EU and UK Government must end – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA calls for an end to the diplomatic back-and-forth between the EU and UK Government over the Northern Ireland Protocol, and for proper negotiations with Northern Ireland politicians involved. He welcomes Brandon Lewis's remarks that Liz Truss can be trusted to resolve…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Conservative leadership campaign comments on Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Diplomatic whataboutery between EU and UK Government must end – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Dental treatment "not just added extra" – Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says dental care should be central to health reform after a BBC investigation found most adults in Northern Ireland cannot register with an NHS dentist. She calls for urgent action to make dentists more accessible and to train more of them.
Health Issue: BBC investigation on adult NHS dentist registration in Northern Ireland Original release: Dental treatment "not just added extra" – Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Ministers must set out cost of living strategy
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP calls on Ministers in the British Government and at Stormont to set out a cost of living strategy after the Bank of England forecast a recession later this year. He says there is no clarity on energy bill support reaching Northern Ireland households.
Economy and employment Issue: Bank of England recession and inflation forecasts August 2022 Original release: Eastwood: Ministers must set out cost of living strategy (opens in a new tab)