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Baby loss certificate scheme will provide some solace for parents and families – Dolan
Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan welcomes the Assembly's passing of the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill, which introduces a certificate acknowledging baby loss before 24 weeks of pregnancy. She credits ministers Caoimhe Archibald and John O'Dowd and says Sinn Féin is also pursuing paid leave for…
Health Issue: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill final stage passage Original release: Baby loss certificate scheme will provide some solace for parents and families – Dolan (opens in a new tab)
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Flag decision deeply divisive
DUP Belfast City Council Group Leader Cllr Sarah Bunting condemns Belfast City Council's decision to raise the Palestinian flag from midnight, calling it an abuse of process that bypasses protections for minorities. She says it will intimidate the city's Jewish community and accuses Sinn Féin of…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Flag decision deeply divisive (opens in a new tab)
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Dignity at the end of life must be a priority - Dodds
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA responds to the Health Committee's report on palliative and end-of-life care, saying services are fragmented and under-resourced and calling for palliative care to be funded as a core service, with hospices no longer left uncertain each year.
Health Issue: Assembly Health Committee report on palliative and end-of-life care Original release: Dignity at the end of life must be a priority - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – the people of Belfast deserve better
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett condemns Belfast City Council's Monday night vote to fly a Palestinian flag on City Hall, calling it an abuse of process that bypassed court scrutiny. He says the council's priorities were misplaced and that councillors laughed when a letter from the Jewish…
Local government Community relations and legacy Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Brett – the people of Belfast deserve better (opens in a new tab)
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An important day for bereaved families - Forsythe
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe, Deputy Chair of the Assembly Finance Committee, welcomes the final-stage passage of the baby loss legislation at Stormont as a landmark for bereaved families. She highlights the planned Baby Loss Certificates for early pregnancy loss, a DUP manifesto pledge she says she…
Health Issue: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill final stage passage Original release: An important day for bereaved families - Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities, calling for better public services, expanded supports, a narrower employment gap and accessible transport and public spaces.
Disability and equality Original release: McGuigan marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities (opens in a new tab)
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Palliative care report can play a positive role in shaping change – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan welcomes the Health Committee's report on palliative care access across the North, saying it gives voice to patients and staff. He points to growing waiting lists, limited resources and uneven services by postcode, and urges the Health Minister to consider its…
Health Issue: Assembly Health Committee report on palliative and end-of-life care Original release: Palliative care report can play a positive role in shaping change – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Forsythe – sinister threat is copycat tactics of IRA
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe condemns a video by the "New Republican Movement" showing masked, armed men threatening elected representatives in Newry, Mourne and Down. She calls for every resource to trace those responsible, including the online sources used.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Threats against Newry, Mourne and Down elected representatives video Original release: Forsythe – sinister threat is copycat tactics of IRA (opens in a new tab)
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People in crisis need the right care from the right service – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls on the Health Minister to lead a cross-departmental effort delivering Right Care, Right Person, so people in mental ill-health or personal crisis receive health or social care rather than relying on PSNI as a last resort.
Health Justice and policing Issue: Assembly debate on Right Care, Right Person motion Original release: People in crisis need the right care from the right service – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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de Faoite: Councils can’t be held to ransom
SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader Séamas de Faoite says councils cannot be held to ransom after unionist and other parties blocked a council-backed flag-raising for Gaza solidarity at City Hall, calling it a culture war tactic and urging councillors to refocus on local issues.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Hall Palestinian flag motion called in Original release: de Faoite: Councils can’t be held to ransom (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole welcomes introduction of baby loss certificates
SDLP MLA O'Toole welcomes the introduction of baby loss certificates, which he says will give families recognition of pregnancy and baby loss. The release is brief and gives no further detail on the scheme's scope or timing.
Health Issue: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill final stage passage Original release: O’Toole welcomes introduction of baby loss certificates (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast City Council should focus on core responsibilities and service delivery, not divisive symbolism
UUP MLA Andy Allen criticises Belfast City Council's vote to raise the Palestinian flag over City Hall, arguing councillors should prioritise council services and that the move is political theatre that deepens local division.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Belfast City Council should focus on core responsibilities and service delivery, not divisive symbolism (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance proposal to explore nature-friendly burials passes in Belfast City Council
Alliance says a motion it brought forward, proposing that Belfast City Council explore nature-friendly burials, has passed the People and Communities committee. Cllr Hedley Abernethy says the motion would consider the feasibility of natural burials as an alternative to traditional burial and…
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast City Council People and Communities committee passes nature-friendly burials motion Original release: Alliance proposal to explore nature-friendly burials passes in Belfast City Council (opens in a new tab)
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Baby Loss Certificate Scheme marks a compassionate step forward, says Tennyson
Alliance Finance spokesperson Eóin Tennyson MLA says the new legislation creating a Baby Loss Certificate Scheme is a compassionate advance, and urges the Department of Finance to swiftly issue regulations while pressing the Health Minister to launch a comprehensive Women’s Health Strategy and to 지원
Health Issue: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill final stage passage Original release: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme marks a compassionate step forward, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists to take Belfast City Council to High Court over Palestinian flag
TUV Councillor Ron McDowell says Belfast City Council has disregarded due process by voting to raise a Palestinian flag over City Hall from midnight, and that emergency High Court proceedings will be lodged to halt it. He also argues the council blocked lighting City Hall in Israeli colours after…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Belfast City Council vote to raise Palestinian flag at City Hall Original release: Unionists to take Belfast City Council to High Court over Palestinian flag (opens in a new tab)
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We must do all we can to protect and grow our ‘world-class’ agri-food industry – McAleer
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer urges continued support for Northern Ireland's agri-food sector, opposing cattle culls and warning that cutting local production could raise emissions through imports, ahead of an Assembly food security debate.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: Assembly motion on food security Original release: We must do all we can to protect and grow our ‘world-class’ agri-food industry – McAleer (opens in a new tab)
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Herzog Park controversy an insight into the Irish Republic
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes Dublin City Council's reversal of its plan to rename Herzog Park, but says the proposal's existence reveals growing anti-Israel attitudes in the Irish Republic. He cites a Holocaust memorial walkout, a Dublin statue to a Nazi collaborator, and a statue to IRA…
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: Dublin City Council reverses plan to rename Herzog Park Original release: Herzog Park controversy an insight into the Irish Republic (opens in a new tab)
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Police shouldn’t be expected to pick up pieces of broken health system, says McAllister, ahead of Assembly motion
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA says police are being left to handle mental health crisis calls that belong in the health system, citing 39,000 yearly safety calls and urging the Health Minister to deliver the Mental Health Strategy and Right Care, Right Person model ahead of an…
Health Justice and policing Issue: Assembly motion on police time spent on mental health calls Original release: Police shouldn’t be expected to pick up pieces of broken health system, says McAllister, ahead of Assembly motion (opens in a new tab)
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Dolan expresses shock and sadness at Fermanagh road traffic deaths
Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan says she is shocked and saddened by reports that two men died in a road collision in Fermanagh, offering condolences to the families and urging anyone with information to contact police.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fermanagh fatal two-vehicle collision deaths of two men Original release: Dolan expresses shock and sadness at Fermanagh road traffic deaths (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney appeals for extra care in the run up to Christmas
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, welcomes the PSNI's 'Operation Season's Greetings' festive safety campaign and its Project Vigilant nightlife operation, and appeals for extra caution on roads, citing 47 road deaths in the north this year.
Justice and policing Infrastructure and transport Issue: PSNI Operation Season's Greetings Christmas safety campaign launch Original release: Kearney appeals for extra care in the run up to Christmas (opens in a new tab)