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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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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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Dodds: Health budget must prioritise patients
DUP MLA Diane Dodds criticises the Belfast Trust's spending of over £130 per teacher on an RSE course, arguing the money should go to waiting lists, cancer diagnosis and emergency care. She says she pressed Health Minister Mike Nesbitt on the matter in committee.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Belfast Trust spending on teacher RSE training course Original release: Dodds: Health budget must prioritise patients (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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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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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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Alliance position on health funding becoming increasingly confused – Chambers
UUP MLA Alan Chambers accuses the Alliance Party of disregarding pressures on patients and health workers, saying Alliance MLA Nuala McCallister gave incorrect figures at a Health Committee session on the January Monitoring Round allocation to health.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: January Monitoring Round health funding allocation Health Committee exchange Original release: Alliance position on health funding becoming increasingly confused – Chambers (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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Flynn welcomes progress on Belfast mother and baby unit
Sinn Féin’s mental health spokesperson, MLA Órlaithí Flynn says she welcomes the Health Minister’s indication that a mother‑and‑baby mental health unit at Belfast’s City Hospital will be built this financial year, a project the party has long called for.
Health Issue: Announcement of Belfast mother and baby mental health unit Original release: Flynn welcomes progress on Belfast mother and baby unit (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)
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Weir marks Holocaust Memorial Day
DUP Peer Lord Weir, speaking in the House of Lords on Holocaust Memorial Day, marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation and warns that genocide and antisemitism remain relevant today, including in Northern Ireland. He highlights Millisle's refuge and Millisle Primary's memorial…
Disability and equality International affairs Original release: Weir marks Holocaust Memorial Day (opens in a new tab)
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Foyle Pride highlight incompatibility of public bodies participating…
Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton says a Foyle Pride statement backs up the DUP's long-standing view that police, the BBC and other public bodies are incompatible with taking part in the Pride Parade, which he calls a protest. He also calls for health services to focus on helping young people harmed by…
Disability and equality Health Issue: Foyle Pride statement on public sector involvement in Pride Parade Original release: Foyle Pride highlight incompatibility of public bodies participating… (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter questions Minister’s top marks on Irish language
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter MLA questions Education Minister Paul Givan's self-assessed 'A' grade on Irish language education, citing mobile classrooms, unimplemented 2008 review recommendations, Foras na Gaelige funding cuts and a lack of Irish language representation on a…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Minister Givan's Irish language education performance grade in Assembly Original release: Hunter questions Minister’s top marks on Irish language (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart - “What a waste of a PMQ!”
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says Alliance's Sorcha Eastwood wasted her Prime Minister's Question Time slot on an anti-DUP soundbite. She argues Alliance should instead back removing trade barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, which she says would protect jobs.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Sorcha Eastwood's question at Prime Minister's Question Time Original release: Lockhart - “What a waste of a PMQ!” (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad Leader
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy, newly appointed Sinn Féin Seanad leader, sets out priorities including the all-Ireland economy, extending presidential voting rights to northern and overseas Irish citizens, and preparing for a Irish unity referendum.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad leader Original release: Senator Conor Murphy appointed Sinn Féin Seanad Leader (opens in a new tab)
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Government must be more robust in defending the national interest
DUP peer Lord Dodds calls on the UK Government to be much more robust in defending the national interest, including Northern Ireland, after a Lords question revealed eight ongoing EU infringement proceedings against the UK, five relating to Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lords question on EU infringement proceedings against the UK Original release: Government must be more robust in defending the national interest (opens in a new tab)