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Health Minister's Regional Plan Delivers 46% Increase in Breast Cancer Assessments – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA welcomes figures showing a 46% rise in patients seen by breast cancer specialists after urgent referrals in the quarter ending December 2025, up from 2,699 to 3,902. He credits Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's regional breast assessment scheme and welcomes…
Health Issue: Breast cancer urgent referral waiting time statistics published April 2026 Original release: Health Minister's Regional Plan Delivers 46% Increase in Breast Cancer Assessments – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray
Alliance MLA Andrew McMurray calls the Wildfires Action Plan to 2030, published by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir, a timely intervention for the countryside after around 200 wildfires. He highlights rewetting peatlands and the Wildfire Recovery Project led by the Pau Costa Foundation in at-risk areas…
Environment and climate Issue: Wildfires Action Plan to 2030 publication by DAERA Original release: Wildfires Plan will protect communities, nature and the Mournes, says McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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Nelson secures additional funding for culture, arts and festivals
Alliance Belfast Councillor Sam Nelson says he has secured extra funding to create a transition fund for Belfast culture, arts and festival organisations that scored highly in the council’s grant programme but face cuts, after full council approved it on 1 April.
Local government Public finance and taxation Issue: Belfast City Council additional culture funding Original release: Nelson secures additional funding for culture, arts and festivals (opens in a new tab)
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Breast cancer patients being badly let down by DoH, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister accuses the Department of Health of failing breast cancer patients after figures showed only 6% of urgent suspected-cancer referrals were seen within 14 days. She urges the Health Minister to set out a workforce and capacity plan rather than publicising his own record.
Health Issue: Breast cancer urgent referral waiting time statistics published April 2026 Original release: Breast cancer patients being badly let down by DoH, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submits recommendations for new Cancer Strategy to Minister for Health – David Cullinane TD
Sinn Féin health spokesperson David Cullinane TD says the party has sent the Health Minister 42 recommendations for a new cancer strategy, citing regional access gaps, scanner and bed shortfalls, and calling for ringfenced funding and all-island cooperation.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Sinn Féin submission of recommendations for new cancer strategy Original release: Sinn Féin submits recommendations for new Cancer Strategy to Minister for Health – David Cullinane TD (opens in a new tab)
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Begley comments on major fire in Omagh
Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley offers thoughts for an injured person after a fire at Boyd Bedding in Omagh, commends the emergency services and air ambulance, and asks motorists to avoid the closed Bankmore Road.
Other Issue: Boyd Bedding fire in Omagh Original release: Begley comments on major fire in Omagh (opens in a new tab)
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McHugh announces he will not stand in 2027 elections
Sinn Féin MLA Maolíosa McHugh confirms he will not stand in the 2027 Assembly election, saying he will remain an MLA for West Tyrone for the coming months and continue active involvement with the party.
Other Local government Original release: McHugh announces he will not stand in 2027 elections (opens in a new tab)
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McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions
SDLP Ballyarnett Councillor Catherine McDaid calls for urgent repairs to the badly damaged road at Oakbridge Park in Derry, where several significant potholes have developed. She says she has contacted the Department for Infrastructure to request work as soon as possible.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: McDaid: Action needed to address poor road conditions (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan slams ‘abhorrent’ Israeli death penalty bill
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan condemns the Israeli Knesset's move to authorise capital punishment for Palestinian detainees, calling it discriminatory and illegal under international law. He also criticises far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's celebration of the vote and urges collective global action…
International affairs Issue: Israeli Knesset death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners advances Original release: Sheehan slams ‘abhorrent’ Israeli death penalty bill (opens in a new tab)
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Impassioned speeches need to be followed with concrete action:…
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe says problems with summer schemes for children with SEN reflect a wider system failure that needs real action, not party political attacks. She calls for the Executive to unblock a 10-year SEN facilities investment plan and warns the draft budget's education cuts would hit…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly debate on SEN summer provision and draft budget cuts Original release: Impassioned speeches need to be followed with concrete action:… (opens in a new tab)
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SEN summer scheme debacle must never be repeated – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says special school summer schemes must go ahead this year and that the chaos over SEN summer schemes must not recur. She calls for families and providers to receive information promptly and accuses Education Minister Paul Givan of deflecting blame.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Failure to provide special school summer programmes Original release: SEN summer scheme debacle must never be repeated – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein play politics with SEN support – Martin
DUP MLA Peter Martin accuses Sinn Fein of using an Assembly debate on SEN summer provision to make a personal attack on Education Minister Paul Givan. He says the party is blocking SEN capital investment by delaying a paper from reaching the Executive.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Assembly debate on SEN summer provision and draft budget cuts Original release: Sinn Fein play politics with SEN support – Martin (opens in a new tab)
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Proxy bomb tactics a throwback to darkest days of the Troubles:…
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson condemns those behind a hijacking and security alert in Lurgan, describing the proxy bomb tactic used, in which a civilian was coerced into driving a vehicle to a police station, as a grim echo of the Troubles' worst period. He calls on all leaders to state clearly that…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Proxy bomb tactics a throwback to darkest days of the Troubles:… (opens in a new tab)
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Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle
TUV MP Jim Allister KC welcomes the Department for Infrastructure's removal of political placards at the Mary Street and Cushendall Road junction in Ballycastle, after he raised residents' concerns with DfI Roads on 25 March.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Ballycastle political placards removal at Mary Street junction Original release: Allister Welcomes Removal of “Inappropriate” Political Placards in Ballycastle (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart Condemns Serious Security Alert in Lurgan Town Centre
DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart condemns the serious security alert that forced the closure of Lurgan town centre after a pizza delivery van was hijacked, an object placed in it and driven into the Lurgan Police Station holding area, urging the public to follow PSNI advice and welcoming support at
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Lockhart Condemns Serious Security Alert in Lurgan Town Centre (opens in a new tab)
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Those behind security alert will not prevent Lurgan moving forward – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd condemns those behind a security alert in Lurgan that followed a suspicious item being left in a vehicle outside the police station. He says they are isolated from the community and will not halt the town's progress, and thanks residents who sheltered displaced families.
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Those behind security alert will not prevent Lurgan moving forward – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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Lurgan security alert causing ‘massive disruption’ – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin Upper Bann MLA John O'Dowd says a security alert in Lurgan has badly disrupted local residents and businesses, hopes the town returns to normality soon, and is awaiting the outcome of investigations into a vehicle. He also thanks those who helped affected families.
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: Lurgan security alert causing ‘massive disruption’ – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP condemns Lurgan security alert
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP condemns an overnight security alert in Lurgan, in which a delivery driver's vehicle was hijacked and he was forced to take a suspicious device to a police station. She says the gunpoint hijacking was reckless and urges anyone with information to contact police so the…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: SDLP condemns Lurgan security alert (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Executive used SEN children as political pawns
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says the Executive used SEN children as political pawns in a row over special school summer schemes, which were reinstated after a U-turn. He questions why the issue was not escalated to the Executive and calls the handling unnecessary distress…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Failure to provide special school summer programmes Original release: McGrath: Executive used SEN children as political pawns (opens in a new tab)
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Barr welcomes Council Motion on women’s health and praises Minister Nesbitt’s clear action plan for Gynaecology services
UUP Councillor Alan Barr welcomes Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's motion on women's health after Endometriosis Awareness Month and praises Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's £3.5 million ring-fenced gynaecology plan, with targets of a 40% waiting list cut by March 2027.
Health Local government Issue: Mid and East Antrim Council women's health motion on gynaecology waiting lists Original release: Barr welcomes Council Motion on women’s health and praises Minister Nesbitt’s clear action plan for Gynaecology services (opens in a new tab)