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A day of hope, and for lessons to be learned – Dodds
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: A day of hope, and for lessons to be learned – Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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‘New children’s hospital will be transformative for north’s healthcare’ – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes the Executive's approval of a new children's hospital at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, estimated at £671 million, with construction expected to begin within days. He says it will be a game-changer for families and transformative for healthcare in the north.
Health Infrastructure and transport Issue: Executive approval of new children's hospital at Royal Victoria Hospital Original release: ‘New children’s hospital will be transformative for north’s healthcare’ – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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Sign Language Bill will deliver positive change for deaf community – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the Assembly's vote to move the Sign Language Bill to the next stage of scrutiny, saying it will recognise Irish and British Sign Language and improve deaf people's access to education, health and justice services.
Disability and equality Issue: Sign Language Bill second stage Assembly vote Original release: Sign Language Bill will deliver positive change for deaf community – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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British-Irish parliamentary links post reunification mutually beneficial – Rose Conway-Walsh TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson Rose Conway-Walsh TD welcomes an Irish Times and ARINS Project survey finding most people North and South want the east-west link maintained after reunification. She calls for British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meetings to be regularised and prioritised.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Irish Times and ARINS Project east-west link survey Original release: British-Irish parliamentary links post reunification mutually beneficial – Rose Conway-Walsh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Chambers highlights issues around headlight glare from new generation LED lights
UUP Policing Board member Alan Chambers calls on the UK Government to examine mitigating action over headlight glare from new generation LED lights, citing an RAC survey showing drivers cutting back night driving and PSNI collision data.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: RAC survey on headlight glare from new LED headlights Original release: Chambers highlights issues around headlight glare from new generation LED lights (opens in a new tab)
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McAteer names Eastside Greenways one of High Sheriff charities
Alliance Councillor Fiona McAteer, now High Sheriff of Belfast, says she will support Eastside Greenways during her term, praising its work on the Connswater Community Greenway in east Belfast.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: McAteer names Eastside Greenways one of High Sheriff charities (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes Minister’s commitment to explore access to muscular dystrophy drugs
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's pledge to engage the Belfast Trust on getting Givinostat, a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, to young patients such as 12-year-old Alfie Pentony from Newry.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Givinostat access for Duchenne patients raised in Assembly topical question Original release: McGrath welcomes Minister’s commitment to explore access to muscular dystrophy drugs (opens in a new tab)
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Protecting Women and Girls' Spaces.
DUP MLA Peter Martin praises the Northern Ireland Women's Rights Network for its evidence to the Executive Office Committee and says the party will continue to protect women and girls' spaces, criticising other Assembly parties' stance.
Disability and equality Issue: Northern Ireland Women's Rights Network evidence to Executive Office Committee Original release: Protecting Women and Girls' Spaces. (opens in a new tab)
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Brett welcomes confirmation of Shore Road Skills Centre funding
North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett welcomes confirmation of £2.2 million for the Shore Road Skills Centre at Crusaders FC's Seaview Stadium, the last outstanding City and Growth Deals project, which he says was in jeopardy after being paused last September.
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Shore Road Skills Centre City and Growth Deals funding confirmation Original release: Brett welcomes confirmation of Shore Road Skills Centre funding (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes ‘positive trend’ showing more MOT tests available
Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Transport Cathal Boylan MLA welcomes new Department for Infrastructure data showing more MOT test availability in January than any January in the past decade. He credits Minister Kimmins and cites recruitment and Sunday and bank holiday testing to further cut waiting…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department for Infrastructure January MOT test availability data Original release: Boylan welcomes ‘positive trend’ showing more MOT tests available (opens in a new tab)
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Gabhann Reilly comhghairdeas le Kneecap
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly congratulates the rap group Kneecap on their success in film, after their IFTA and BAFTA wins, and praises their work promoting the Irish language on the global stage. She also links their success to awareness of political and social causes, including Palestine.
Disability and equality Original release: Gabhann Reilly comhghairdeas le Kneecap (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP has a problem with common sense – Brooks
East Belfast DUP MLA David Brooks says the SDLP's reaction to DUP Leader Gavin Robinson's comments on diversity quotas shows it puts ideology ahead of common sense, and accuses the party of intolerance towards differing views.
Disability and equality Issue: DUP Leader Gavin Robinson comments on woke diversity quotas Original release: SDLP has a problem with common sense – Brooks (opens in a new tab)
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Congratulations to Andy Allen at the Invictus Games
UUP Leader Mike Nesbitt MLA congratulates Andy Allen, his colleague, on winning four medals at the Invictus Games in Whistler, and says he has asked the Speaker to host a welcome home event for him.
Other Disability and equality Issue: Andy Allen Invictus Games medals in Whistler Original release: Congratulations to Andy Allen at the Invictus Games (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Representative police service not about ‘woke quotas’
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan says a representative police service is not about 'woke quotas', responding to DUP Leader Gavin Robinson's email to members. He says the PSNI falls far short of reflecting the community and calls for more recruitment from nationalist backgrounds, women and minority groups…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: DUP Leader Gavin Robinson comments on woke diversity quotas Original release: Durkan: Representative police service not about ‘woke quotas’ (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood calls for support for Foyle Street businesses
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood calls on Ministers for direct financial support for Foyle Street traders in Derry, whose footfall has fallen sharply during water and sewage works, and says he has written to the Communities Minister seeking equal treatment with a £200,000 scheme for Sandy Row businesses in…
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Foyle Street traders support request after Sandy Row revitalisation scheme Original release: Eastwood calls for support for Foyle Street businesses (opens in a new tab)
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‘Welcome news wastewater funding will unlock new west Belfast developments’ – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes £19.5 million in additional funding for NI Water, with £7 million to progress 1,200 homes and five commercial units in the upper Falls, and urges continued expansion of housing and wastewater capacity.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Infrastructure Minister's Assembly statement on water and wastewater infrastructure Original release: ‘Welcome news wastewater funding will unlock new west Belfast developments’ – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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Magical Thinking in Whitehall and Brussels
TUV leader Jim Allister, writing in the News Letter, argues that the Official Control Amendment Regulations remove the justification for the Irish Sea border by allowing checks away from border control posts, and calls on the Government to explain why it accepts this arrangement.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Official Control Amendment Regulations and Irish Sea Border checks Original release: Magical Thinking in Whitehall and Brussels (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of access to respite care absolutely unacceptable, says Mathison.
Alliance Strangford MLA Nick Mathison says it is unacceptable that only 13 of 85 eligible people in the South Eastern Trust receive residential respite, and presses the Health Minister for clarity on how a £13 million short-break investment is being spent and how many young people await a social…
Health Disability and equality Issue: South Eastern Trust residential short breaks access figures Original release: Lack of access to respite care absolutely unacceptable, says Mathison. (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy welcomes Health Minister’s commitment to progressing new Altnagelvin emergency department
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes the Health Minister's intention to press ahead with a replacement emergency unit at Altnagelvin, announced after a Health Committee meeting. He says the existing unit, the oldest in the north, needs rebuilding to cut waiting times.
Health Infrastructure and transport Issue: Altnagelvin emergency department rebuild announced by Health Minister Original release: Delargy welcomes Health Minister’s commitment to progressing new Altnagelvin emergency department (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds Questions Ballooning Costs of RVH Children's Hospital
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds says she is shocked by escalating projected costs for the RVH children's hospital, noting estimates rose from £250 million in 2013 to over £600m, with Committee papers suggesting over £1bn. She calls for clearer oversight and financial control.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: RVH children's hospital cost estimate rise raised at Health Committee Original release: Dodds Questions Ballooning Costs of RVH Children's Hospital (opens in a new tab)