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Protecting health and protecting rights must go hand in hand - Dodds
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA welcomes the Health Minister's decision to drop the Public Health Bill, saying the draft proposals amounted to an overreach that risked giving the Department of Health sweeping powers without democratic oversight. She says any future framework should be…
Health Issue: Health Minister drops Public Health Bill plans Original release: Protecting health and protecting rights must go hand in hand - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Forsythe: NI Health Funds Should Benefit NI Patients
South Down DUP MLA Diane Forsythe questions the Department of Health's oversight of over £125 million in university fees for medical and health degrees over three years. She says that graduates face no obligation to work in Northern Ireland and calls on the Health Minister to require funded…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Department of Health spending on medical student university fees Original release: Forsythe: NI Health Funds Should Benefit NI Patients (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Flynn calls for Fireworks Law Review after tragic animal death
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn calls for the Department of Justice and Justice Minister to commission a full review of fireworks laws after footage showed a family dog suffering a stroke and being put to sleep. He says the 2002 regulations are outdated and urges limits on private use, stricter…
Justice and policing Health Issue: Fireworks law review call after family dog's death Original release: Cllr Flynn calls for Fireworks Law Review after tragic animal death (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong expresses concern over fare increases for Strangford Ferry
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong criticises the Infrastructure Minister's decision to raise Strangford Ferry fares for a second consecutive year, warning of harm to commuters, students and outpatients attending Downe Hospital, and asks for the calculation and internal efficiencies behind the rise.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Strangford Ferry fare increase consultation 2025 Original release: Armstrong expresses concern over fare increases for Strangford Ferry (opens in a new tab)
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Calls for Anglo-Irish ‘Defence Union’ an insult to our history and sovereignty – Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion calls the Anglo-Irish 'defence union' proposed by WMCES research officer Eoin Drea in a Politico opinion piece an insult to Ireland's history and sovereignty. She asks Fine Gael to say whether it backs the proposal or will distance itself, and urges investment in…
International affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Eoin Drea Politico call for Anglo-Irish defence union Original release: Calls for Anglo-Irish ‘Defence Union’ an insult to our history and sovereignty – Kathleen Funchion MEP (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Millions spent defending ‘Soldier F’ an insult to victims
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood reveals the UK Government has spent £4.3m on legal defence of former soldier 'Soldier F' since 2019, excluding undisclosed pastoral, travel and accommodation costs, and calls it an insult to Bloody Sunday victims.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Soldier F legal defence costs since 2019 revealed Original release: Eastwood: Millions spent defending ‘Soldier F’ an insult to victims (opens in a new tab)
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Fresh concerns over future of PeacePlus funding – Kathleen Funchion MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion says the EU budget fine print for PeacePlus after 2028 omits central Brussels funding, leaving the programme reliant on Irish and British governments and at risk of underfunding. She will raise the matter in Brussels and Dublin.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: PeacePlus post-2028 EU budget funding allocation omission Original release: Fresh concerns over future of PeacePlus funding – Kathleen Funchion MEP (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald to speak in Westville Hotel at rural healthcare in a new Ireland event
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen announces that party leader Mary Lou McDonald TD will speak at a Commission on the Future of Ireland event on rural health and care in Enniskillen's Westville Hotel on 26 November. Tickets are now available.
Health Constitutional affairs Original release: Mary Lou McDonald to speak in Westville Hotel at rural healthcare in a new Ireland event (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter urges Department to deliver swift resolution to Kilrea bridge closure
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter welcomes the Department for Infrastructure taking steps on structural work for the River Bann bridge in Kilrea, closed since September, but calls for dates and deadlines and warns against further delays to reopening.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Kilrea River Bann bridge closure Original release: Hunter urges Department to deliver swift resolution to Kilrea bridge closure (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes Director of Office of Identity and Cultural Expression appointment
Alliance's Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes the overdue appointments of Katy Radford as head of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, plus two Language Commissioners and five board members. She urges that the appointees be enabled to start work quickly, and says Alliance is ready to help…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Office of Identity and Cultural Expression appointments announced Original release: Bradshaw welcomes Director of Office of Identity and Cultural Expression appointment (opens in a new tab)
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Connolly win exposes deep sectarianism in the Republic and derails all-Ireland propaganda
TUV leader Jim Allister, MP for North Antrim, says Catherine Connolly's presidential win is a setback for all-Ireland aims, calling her a divisive figure and accusing the campaign of sectarianism and hypocrisy in the Republic.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election Original release: Connolly win exposes deep sectarianism in the Republic and derails all-Ireland propaganda (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP statement on Irish Presidential election
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP congratulates Catherine Connolly on becoming President of Ireland and wishes Heather Humphreys well. She says the presidency can host honest discussion about a New Ireland and urges Connolly to enable voting in presidential elections for Irish citizens in the North.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election Original release: SDLP statement on Irish Presidential election (opens in a new tab)
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There Is No British Justice
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns the acquittal of 'Soldier F' over Bloody Sunday, calling the decision a travesty, saying it will be appealed and that the state must answer for past and present killings.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Soldier F verdict in Bloody Sunday trial Original release: There Is No British Justice (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy tables Assembly discussion following Soldier F acquittal
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has tabled a debate in the Assembly on the continuing grief of Bloody Sunday families after Soldier F was acquitted. He says the decision was deeply disappointing and accuses the British state of cover-up, delay and denial.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Soldier F verdict in Bloody Sunday trial Original release: Delargy tables Assembly discussion following Soldier F acquittal (opens in a new tab)
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A clear and welcome outcome: Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson says the verdict in the Soldier F case is a clear and welcome outcome, noting the judge cast doubt on evidence previously called decisive. He stresses the vast majority of Armed Forces members served honourably and pledges to resist any attempt to revise the past.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Soldier F verdict in Bloody Sunday trial Original release: A clear and welcome outcome: Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from Colum Eastwood MP following Soldier F verdict
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood expresses thoughts for the Bloody Sunday families and wounded after the Soldier F verdict, saying the families remain committed to justice and that Derry will continue to support them.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Soldier F verdict in Bloody Sunday trial Original release: Statement from Colum Eastwood MP following Soldier F verdict (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party responds to Soldier F Not Guilty Verdict
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA says the not guilty verdict for Soldier F was foreseeable given the flawed hearsay evidence, and calls for questions to be asked of the Public Prosecution Service, lawyers for the families and the judge over why the trial proceeded. He also urges Colum…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Soldier F verdict in Bloody Sunday trial Original release: Ulster Unionist Party responds to Soldier F Not Guilty Verdict (opens in a new tab)
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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)