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Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's sign-off on a Ballyclare package that includes 699 homes, public spaces and completion of the northern Ballyclare Relief Road. He says it will ease town-centre traffic, shorten commuter journeys and bring economic and…
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Ballyclare urban investment programme and relief road completion approved Original release: Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment (opens in a new tab)
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City Status for Bangor welcomed
Green Party NI representative Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes the announcement that Bangor is to be granted city status by the Queen, citing projects including the Court House refurbishment, the £50m Belfast City Region Deal investment and the Queens Parade and Royal Hotel developments.
Local government Economy and employment Issue: Bangor city status announcement Original release: City Status for Bangor welcomed (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Further electricity price rises will push more families into poverty
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O’Toole says further electricity price rises announced by Power NI will push more families into poverty, affecting over 461,000 households. He calls on the DUP to end its refusal to enter the Executive and nominate a Speaker and Deputy First Minister.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: PowerNI 27.5% electricity price increase announcement Original release: O’Toole: Further electricity price rises will push more families into poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to extend free school meal payments- Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says the DUP boycott is blocking an extension of free school meal payments into school holidays for three years, and calls on the DUP to end its boycott and help form an Executive immediately.
Social security and welfare Education Issue: Summer school meal payments delayed by Stormont impasse Original release: Executive needed to extend free school meal payments- Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Bus lanes should be suspended during industrial action to ease congestion and help environment, says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls for bus lanes to be opened to motorists during the week-long Translink drivers' strike starting Tuesday, arguing it would ease expected congestion and reduce idling traffic. She has asked Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd to suspend bus lane enforcement.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink bus drivers' strike bus lane suspension request Original release: Bus lanes should be suspended during industrial action to ease congestion and help environment, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Children cannot become collateral damage of DUP strategy
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan accuses the DUP of putting children at risk of hunger by collapsing Stormont, after the Department of Education confirmed funding for the free school meal payment scheme over summer is not yet allocated. He urges parents to contact DUP MLAs.
Social security and welfare Education Issue: Summer school meal payments delayed by Stormont impasse Original release: McCrossan: Children cannot become collateral damage of DUP strategy (opens in a new tab)