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Hughes welcomes A1 safety upgrade progression
Sinn Féin’s Dáire Hughes welcomes the Infrastructure Minister’s plan to start safety upgrades on the A1 Newry Bypass, saying the work will save lives and boost all‑island business, retail and tourism, and pledges to keep working for Newry and Armagh.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister announces A1 Newry Bypass safety upgrades Original release: Hughes welcomes A1 safety upgrade progression (opens in a new tab)
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Begley welcomes positive A5 development
Sinn Féin MLA Órfhlaith Begley welcomes plans for Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd to put a recommendation to the Executive on building the A5, saying the road would save lives, create jobs and cut journey times to Dublin.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister's A5 proposal to Executive Original release: Begley welcomes positive A5 development (opens in a new tab)
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UUP reaffirm position against ‘below needs’ budget
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA says the party opposed the second stage of the Budget Bill because the budget is not fit for purpose and puts Health first. He says the party will call on the incoming UK Government for urgent extra funding to cover in-year deficits across all Executive departments.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Northern Ireland Budget Bill second stage vote 2024 Original release: UUP reaffirm position against ‘below needs’ budget (opens in a new tab)
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DAREA Minister worked at pace to deliver Lough Neagh actions despite obstacles, says Blair
Alliance spokesperson John Blair MLA welcomes DAERA Minister Andrew Muir's Lough Neagh actions, including an enforcement taskforce of twenty officers, slurry measures and a sand dredging review. He criticises the Executive for not yet approving cross-departmental elements such as fines review and…
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algae action plan and £1.5 million funding Original release: DAREA Minister worked at pace to deliver Lough Neagh actions despite obstacles, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson welcomes decision to proceed with A1 improvements.
Alliance Upper Bann MLA Eóin Tennyson welcomes the Infrastructure Minister's decision to lift the hold on the second phase of A1 road safety works between Hillsborough and Loughbrickland, which will proceed as a single package. He says the upgrades will include a continuous central safety barrier.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister lifts A1 Phase 2 road safety improvements hold Original release: Tennyson welcomes decision to proceed with A1 improvements. (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party offer guarded welcome to additional Health funding.
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA welcomes the Executive's allocation of an extra £121.9 million to health from the June Monitoring round, but says it is not sufficient to avert catastrophic cuts. He says the party will keep challenging at Stormont and Westminster for full health funding.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Monitoring round funding announcement ahead of the 2024 general election Original release: Ulster Unionist Party offer guarded welcome to additional Health funding. (opens in a new tab)
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Additional £20 Million for Social Housing welcome but Insufficient - Allen
East Belfast UUP MLA and Housing spokesperson Andy Allen MBE welcomes an extra £20 million for social housing starts in the June monitoring round but says it is far from enough, estimating around 600 homes. He calls on the Executive to make a strong appeal to Westminster for a UK-wide strategy and…
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Monitoring round funding announcement ahead of the 2024 general election Original release: Additional £20 Million for Social Housing welcome but Insufficient - Allen (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Contests Westminster Election
People Before Profit announces three Westminster candidates for the 4 July election: Shaun Harkin in Foyle, Gerry Carroll MLA in West Belfast and Fiona Ferguson in North Belfast. It says Labour would keep most Tory policies and calls for Palestine to be a key election issue.
International affairs Housing Issue: 2024 Westminster election Original release: People Before Profit Contests Westminster Election (opens in a new tab)
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Political Parties should end towering hypocrisy on waiting lists - Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA calls on other parties and candidates to stop making what he calls baseless claims about tackling Northern Ireland's waiting lists. He says their votes against a £135m health budget bid, which included outpatient mega-clinics and a reimbursement scheme, show hypocrisy.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Executive rejection of UUP health budget bid on waiting lists Original release: Political Parties should end towering hypocrisy on waiting lists - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh action plan should be published as a matter of urgency – Brogan
Sinn Féin environment spokesperson Nicola Brogan calls for DAERA's Lough Neagh action plan to be finalised and made public urgently, warning that renewed algae blooms show the lough's problems persist a year after last summer's outbreak.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh algae blooms return and DAERA action plan delay Original release: Lough Neagh action plan should be published as a matter of urgency – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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'Beyond belief’ that the deputy First Minister doesn’t appear to have been aware of key waiting list document - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie calls on deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to explain how she was unaware of the Elective Care Framework, which he says was endorsed by the Executive and proposes a £700m multi-year investment to tackle waiting lists. He says she appears not to have read the…
Health Issue: Little-Pengelly's awareness of Elective Care Framework waiting lists plan Original release: 'Beyond belief’ that the deputy First Minister doesn’t appear to have been aware of key waiting list document - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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McMurray secures meeting with DAERA Minister over Warrenpoint stench.
Alliance South Down MLA Andrew McMurray says he has secured a meeting with the DAERA Minister over foul odours affecting residents in Warrenpoint, reported since 2023 and investigated by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. He calls the stenches shocking and pledges to keep working with…
Environment and climate Issue: Warrenpoint foul odours meeting with DAERA Minister Original release: McMurray secures meeting with DAERA Minister over Warrenpoint stench. (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Leader addresses Manifesto Launch
The DUP, launching its General Election manifesto in East Belfast, says it will press the next Government to ensure Northern Ireland funding cannot fall below assessed need, citing a £124 for every £100 spent in England benchmark. It also lists its record on energy support, sub-postmasters…
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: DUP Leader addresses Manifesto Launch (opens in a new tab)
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Greater clarity on abortion required
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Department of Health's abortion statistics published today understate figures he obtained through Assembly questions, citing 8,488 abortions since 2020 against 5,497 in the release. He also calls for Northern Ireland data on reasons for abortion and maternal…
Health Issue: Department of Health abortion statistics publication June 2024 Original release: Greater clarity on abortion required (opens in a new tab)
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To actually tackle mental health crisis we must invest in services, says Honeyford
Alliance Economy spokesperson David Honeyford MLA calls for increased investment in mental health services after the Public Accounts Committee report on mental health services, saying only £10m was allocated to the Department of Health's strategy in its first three years, £24m below the estimated…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Public Accounts Committee report on Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland Original release: To actually tackle mental health crisis we must invest in services, says Honeyford (opens in a new tab)
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TUV calls on RCN to speak out following Cullen’s shameful failure to condemn murders of nurses
TUV West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stevan Patterson criticises RCN chief Pat Cullen for not condemning the Enniskillen and Omagh murders of nurses and retired healthcare workers, and calls on the Royal College of Nursing to distance itself from her comments.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: TUV calls on RCN to speak out following Cullen’s shameful failure to condemn murders of nurses (opens in a new tab)
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Tackling ammonia levels requires more than just addressing planning application backlog, says Blair
Alliance spokesperson John Blair MLA says a DUP motion on on-farm investment does not address ammonia emissions, arguing that clearing the backlog of planning applications with insufficient mitigations will not reduce levels enough.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: DUP motion on on-farm investment and ammonia emissions Original release: Tackling ammonia levels requires more than just addressing planning application backlog, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Greens join calls for a Wealth Tax in the UK
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara calls for a UK wealth tax, aligned with Scottish, English and Welsh Greens, targeting household wealth above £3.4 million and saying it would raise at least £75 billion a year alongside a windfall tax on energy companies.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Greens join calls for a Wealth Tax in the UK (opens in a new tab)
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Green Deputy Leader welcomes court ruling on no gas caverns campaign
Green Party Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica welcomes the Court of Appeal ruling that DAERA's decision to allow gas storage caverns under Larne Lough was irrational, crediting the No Gas Caverns campaign and Friends of the Earth.
Environment and climate Issue: Court of Appeal ruling on Larne Lough gas storage caverns Original release: Green Deputy Leader welcomes court ruling on no gas caverns campaign (opens in a new tab)
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McMurray raises questions about weed killer usage on South Down verges
Alliance MLA Andrew McMurray says he is questioning the Department for Infrastructure over widespread weedkiller spraying on South Down roadside verges, which constituents report has left them scorched and wildflower areas damaged. He wants to establish which chemicals were used and how…
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: South Down roadside verge weedkiller spraying by Department for Infrastructure Original release: McMurray raises questions about weed killer usage on South Down verges (opens in a new tab)