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Tennyson pledges to work on banning cruel conversion practices
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says he will seek the Speaker's permission to introduce a private member's bill banning conversion practices if the Communities Minister does not bring forward legislation. He cites recent research on their continued harm in Northern Ireland, ahead of LGBT Awareness Week.
Disability and equality Original release: Tennyson pledges to work on banning cruel conversion practices (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Narrow Water Bridge will transform border communities
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath says the newly contracted Narrow Water Bridge will reshape border life, easing travel, creating tourism jobs and aiming for completion by 2027 after work starts imminently.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Narrow Water Bridge construction contract awarded to BAM Original release: McGrath: Narrow Water Bridge will transform border communities (opens in a new tab)
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Egan and Mathison welcome fair employment legislation for teachers coming into operation
Alliance's Connie Egan and Nick Mathison welcome the start of operation of fair employment legislation covering teachers, which ends their exclusion and bars recruitment discrimination on grounds of religion across Northern Ireland.
Disability and equality Education Issue: Fair employment legislation for teachers comes into operation Original release: Egan and Mathison welcome fair employment legislation for teachers coming into operation (opens in a new tab)
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Narrow Water Bridge another step closer – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard welcomes the award of a €60 million contract to BAM to build the Narrow Water Bridge, saying work is due to start within a fortnight over 36 months. He says the project will boost jobs, tourism and the all-Ireland economy in South Down.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Narrow Water Bridge construction contract awarded to BAM Original release: Narrow Water Bridge another step closer – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Civil Service Reform Needed
DUP leader Gavin Robinson calls for greater integration of the Northern Ireland Civil Service with the UK Home Civil Service and more external experts in senior roles, citing delays on the York Street Interchange and A5 upgrade after comments from the Covid-19 inquiry.
Constitutional affairs Infrastructure and transport Original release: Civil Service Reform Needed (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy expresses condolences following road death
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy offers sympathy to the family and friends of a man who died after a collision on the Clones Road in Newtownbutler, and wishes well for a second person hospitalised. She also thanks emergency services and backs a police appeal for dash cam footage.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Newtownbutler Clones Road fatal road traffic collision Original release: Murphy expresses condolences following road death (opens in a new tab)
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Baker calls on education minister to explore ‘SEN first’ approach
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker urges the education minister to make children with special educational needs a priority in school admissions, proposing a system that incorporates SEN pupils into schools’ planned enrolment figures so they receive support from the start of term.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Baker calls on education minister to explore ‘SEN first’ approach (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan expresses condolences at tragic road death
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan offers condolences to the family of a man killed in a single vehicle crash in Broughshane, notes two children hospitalised, pays tribute to emergency responders and urges motorists with dash cam footage to contact police.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Broughshane single vehicle collision fatality Original release: McGuigan expresses condolences at tragic road death (opens in a new tab)
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Every child deserves access to literature, says Bower, as motion passes on reading materials for refugee children
Alliance Ormiston Councillor Christine Bower says her motion, passed at the People & Communities Committee, asks the Council to examine free native-language reading materials and literacy tools for refugee children. A report on costings and delivery will return to committee for a final vote.
Education Local government Issue: Council motion on free native-language reading materials for refugee children Original release: Every child deserves access to literature, says Bower, as motion passes on reading materials for refugee children (opens in a new tab)
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Teenage road deaths have left communities heartbroken – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew expresses condolences to the families of two teenagers killed in a collision on the A5 road and calls for the road to be upgraded with no more delays, noting one of them had campaigned for the upgrade at her school the day before.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal collision on the A5 near Omagh killing two teenagers Original release: Teenage road deaths have left communities heartbroken – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Buchanan expresses shock and sadness following latest A5 fatalities
West Tyrone DUP MLA Tom Buchanan expresses shock and sadness after a fatal crash on the A5 that killed two teenagers near Omagh, and offers his thoughts and prayers to both families.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal collision on the A5 near Omagh killing two teenagers Original release: Buchanan expresses shock and sadness following latest A5 fatalities (opens in a new tab)
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Autism reviewer must be appointed: Erskine
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine calls for an autism reviewer to be appointed without further delay, arguing the post costs under £40,000 of the Health budget and that the Minister's deferral over funding pressures is unjustified.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Delay in appointing autism reviewer under Autism Act Original release: Autism reviewer must be appointed: Erskine (opens in a new tab)
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‘Shock and heartbreak after death of two young people on A5’ – Begley
Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley says the community is shocked and devastated after two young people died in a collision on the Doogary Road on the A5. She pays tribute to the emergency services and calls for the A5 to be built without further delay.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal collision on the A5 near Omagh killing two teenagers Original release: ‘Shock and heartbreak after death of two young people on A5’ – Begley (opens in a new tab)
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Honeyford calls for a comprehensive strategy to speed up transition to renewable energy
Alliance Economy spokesperson David Honeyford MLA calls for a comprehensive renewables strategy to speed up the move away from fossil fuels, and urges the Infrastructure Minister to address planning delays holding back renewable development.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Honeyford calls for a comprehensive strategy to speed up transition to renewable energy (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives say their thoughts are with the community and loved ones of the A5 crash victims
Omagh councillor Stephen Donnelly and Alliance infrastructure spokesman Peter McReynolds MLA express sympathy after two teenagers died in a crash on the Doogary road, and call for urgent upgrades to the A5 and for the Department for Infrastructure to prioritise it.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal collision on the A5 near Omagh killing two teenagers Original release: Alliance representatives say their thoughts are with the community and loved ones of the A5 crash victims (opens in a new tab)
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More must be done to tackle inequalities facing people with disabilities, following report, says Donnelly
Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly says more must be done at Westminster and Stormont to tackle inequalities facing disabled people after a UN committee report on UK compliance with the UNCRPD. He calls on the Executive Office and Department for Communities to act and urges Assembly action on…
Disability and equality Social security and welfare Issue: UN UNCRPD committee report on rights of persons with disabilities in the UK Original release: More must be done to tackle inequalities facing people with disabilities, following report, says Donnelly (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: A5 cannot be allowed to claim anymore lives
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says the A5 cannot claim more lives after two young people died in a crash on the Doogary Road near Omagh. He urges the Infrastructure Minister to release the PAC report and commit to a start date for work on the road before year end.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Fatal collision on the A5 near Omagh killing two teenagers Original release: McCrossan: A5 cannot be allowed to claim anymore lives (opens in a new tab)
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MOT exemption certificates must be stepping stone towards long-term…
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine, Chair of the Assembly's Infrastructure Committee, welcomes one-year temporary MOT exemption certificates but says they are only a short-term step. She calls for a long-term fix to the MOT backlog and questions the planned consultation on biennial testing.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: MOT exemption certificates to reduce testing backlog Original release: MOT exemption certificates must be stepping stone towards long-term… (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes half of one billion plan for special schools
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes the education minister's announcement of £500 million to prioritise building special educational needs facilities. He says children with additional needs deserve first-class facilities and calls for every child with special educational needs to have a school…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister announces SEN Capital Investment Programme Original release: Sheehan welcomes half of one billion plan for special schools (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister’s support for children with Special Educational…
East Antrim DUP MLA Cheryl Brownlee welcomes Education Minister Paul Givan's announcement of a Special Educational Needs Capital Investment Programme, saying the four‑strand plan on maintenance, equipment, specialist provisions and new schools will create a fairer, more inclusive environment for SEN
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Minister announces SEN Capital Investment Programme Original release: Education Minister’s support for children with Special Educational… (opens in a new tab)