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Patients at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre must be supported – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn urges the Health Minister and Belfast Trust to devise a plan so patients displaced by building damage at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre, some sleeping on sofas, receive needed care. She also calls for mental health infrastructure investment and full strategy…
Health Issue: Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre building damage and patients sleeping on sofas Original release: Patients at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre must be supported – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald extends condolences on death of Martin Mansergh
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald extends condolences to the family, friends and Fianna Fáil colleagues of Martin Mansergh, recalling his role in the peace process and Good Friday Agreement negotiations.
Other Constitutional affairs Original release: Mary Lou McDonald extends condolences on death of Martin Mansergh (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Adams’ ‘deep sadness’ at death of Martin Mansergh
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams expresses deep sadness at the death of Martin Mansergh, recalling his key role in building the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. He extends condolences to Mansergh's family and Fianna Fáil.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Gerry Adams’ ‘deep sadness’ at death of Martin Mansergh (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Early years support must be backed by cross-government action
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes the Health Department's updated early years framework and its focus on a child's first 1,000 days, but says Executive departments must work together or long-term gains will be lost. He calls for joined-up action across Health…
Health Issue: Healthy Child, Healthy Future framework refresh published by Department of Health Original release: McGrath: Early years support must be backed by cross-government action (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna calls for Northern Ireland exemption from "Brit Card" scheme
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP calls for Northern Ireland to be exempt from the UK Government's proposed "Brit Card" digital ID scheme, warning it would be unworkable and could disrupt cross-border ties. SDLP MLAs will table urgent Assembly questions on the Executive's engagement with London…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Labour plan to introduce digital ID cards Original release: Hanna calls for Northern Ireland exemption from "Brit Card" scheme (opens in a new tab)
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Inaction continuing to come at a cost to patients, warns Bradshaw
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw warns that inaction on skin cancer is leaving patients to pay for a broken system, citing nine-month waiting list figures and calling for Rapid Diagnosis Centres, the Elected Care Framework and prevention-focused public information. She says the Reset Plan published in…
Health Issue: Nine-month skin cancer waiting list figures Original release: Inaction continuing to come at a cost to patients, warns Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy welcomes ‘transformative’ Teaching and Student Centre project at Magee
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes Ulster University's search for a contractor to build a Teaching and Student Centre at its Magee Campus in Derry, funded by £29m from the Shared Island Fund. He says it will expand north west higher education and strengthen links with Atlantic Technical…
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Ulster University Magee Teaching and Student Centre contractor tender Original release: Delargy welcomes ‘transformative’ Teaching and Student Centre project at Magee (opens in a new tab)
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TUV challenges Health Minister on wearing NHS uniforms at demonstrations after Daisy Hill anti-Israel protest
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston calls on the Health Minister to act after staff at Daisy Hill Hospital reportedly posed in uniform with posters of children captioned 'Starved by Israel'. He says Northern Ireland lacks a uniform policy comparable to NHS England's guidance and has tabled written questions.
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital staff uniforms at anti-Israel protest Original release: TUV challenges Health Minister on wearing NHS uniforms at demonstrations after Daisy Hill anti-Israel protest (opens in a new tab)
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New guidance to tackle unfinished roads in housing developments welcomed – Boylan
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes revised Department for Infrastructure guidance aimed at preventing housing estates from being left with unadopted roads, footpaths and streetlights. He says it sets a clear start point for enforcement, backdated to developments bonded from January 2024.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Revised guidance on unadopted roads in housing developments Original release: New guidance to tackle unfinished roads in housing developments welcomed – Boylan (opens in a new tab)
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‘We cannot put a price on saving lives’ – Begley
Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley calls on all parties to work together to deliver the A5 road project, which she says will save lives. She says the Department's appeal against the latest legal challenge will be heard in December and that Sinn Féin will work with all parties to get it built.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A5 road upgrade appeal hearing scheduled for December Original release: ‘We cannot put a price on saving lives’ – Begley (opens in a new tab)
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Progress on Vehicle Taxing Reform - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell welcomes a commitment from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to review the requirement for hard copy proof of insurance when taxing vehicles at Post Offices in Northern Ireland. He says the minister has directed officials to explore introducing Continuous Insurance…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Minister Kimmins review of hard copy insurance requirement for vehicle tax Original release: Progress on Vehicle Taxing Reform - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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UNADOPTED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS: UUP Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA calls for more to be done
UUP Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA gives a qualified welcome to Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins's new enforcement guidance on unadopted developments, but says it only applies from January 2024 and calls on the Department for Infrastructure to resolve existing estate cases.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Revised guidance on unadopted roads in housing developments Original release: UNADOPTED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS: UUP Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA calls for more to be done (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls on Presidential candidates to use platform to progress planning on a New Ireland
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP writes to all candidates in the Irish Presidential election, asking them to use their platform to encourage all-island dialogue on a new and reconciled Ireland. She also calls for presidential voting rights to be extended to citizens in the North and offers a meeting.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Irish Presidential election candidates letter on New Ireland planning Original release: SDLP calls on Presidential candidates to use platform to progress planning on a New Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Welcomes Assembly Support on Pay Parity for Health and Social Care Workers
UUP MLA Robbie Butler welcomes the Assembly’s backing of the UUP motion for pay parity for Health and Social Care workers, saying it sends a clear message that unequal pay is unacceptable and urges swift action to address recruitment, retention and waiting‑list pressures.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Assembly backs UUP motion on health worker pay parity Original release: UUP Welcomes Assembly Support on Pay Parity for Health and Social Care Workers (opens in a new tab)
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Robbie Butler MLA: Essential that facts always come before fiction in healthcare
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA criticises US President Donald Trump for linking paracetamol and childhood vaccines with autism, urging parents in Northern Ireland to keep engaging with vaccination services and trust health professionals.
Health Issue: Trump comments linking paracetamol and childhood vaccines to autism Original release: Robbie Butler MLA: Essential that facts always come before fiction in healthcare (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds outlines support for pay parity for nurses and healthcare…
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds says the party supports pay parity for Northern Ireland nurses and healthcare workers with those in Great Britain, calling for the Pay Review Body award to be delivered as soon as possible. She also cites concerns about waste and accountability within Trusts.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Pay Review Body award for nurses and healthcare workers in Northern Ireland Original release: Dodds outlines support for pay parity for nurses and healthcare… (opens in a new tab)
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Seán Crowe TD appeals for all-island co-operation on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe calls for an all-island healthcare model so children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy can access treatment available in the north but not the south. He raised the issue at an Oireachtas committee with Shared Island Initiative officials and urges faster progress on the drug…
Health Disability and equality Original release: Seán Crowe TD appeals for all-island co-operation on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (opens in a new tab)
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PASSED! Pay HSC Workers - Not Private Sector Profiteers!
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the Executive has again failed to maintain HSC pay parity and calls on the Health Minister to end stealth privatisation, after his amendment to the Assembly debate on HSC pay awards passed.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health and Social Care Pay Awards 2025-26 Assembly motion Original release: PASSED! Pay HSC Workers - Not Private Sector Profiteers! (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan says health workers deserve fair pay and good conditions and urges the Assembly to approve the 2025‑26 health pay awards in a motion to be debated on Tuesday.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Pay Review Body award for nurses and healthcare workers in Northern Ireland Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Leader's Speech - Conference 2025
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson, speaking at the 2025 Annual Conference, says the Irish Sea border and Protocol are unacceptable, calls for their removal and for EU law to be ended, pledges to keep unionism strong and to challenge the government’s broken pledges.
Constitutional affairs Immigration Original release: Leader's Speech - Conference 2025 (opens in a new tab)