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Cancer Waiting Times in Northern Ireland ‘a Scandal’ – Dodds
DUP MLA Diane Dodds urges Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to act on cancer waiting times, citing only 37.9% of patients starting treatment within 62 days of GP referral against a 95% target. She also points to nearly 25,000 children awaiting a paediatrician and calls for accountability over the…
Health Issue: Northern Ireland cancer waiting times statistics and Assembly debate Original release: Cancer Waiting Times in Northern Ireland ‘a Scandal’ – Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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No Pride in Betrayal
Green Party NI says the Stormont Executive parties have failed LGBTQ+ people, citing no promised strategy since 2007, no equality ministerial funding since 2005, and an unfinished 2020 hate crime review. It urges Pride not to give them an unearned pass.
Disability and equality Original release: No Pride in Betrayal (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole challenges DFM on ‘one long Old Firm game’ in place of Executive action
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA accuses deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly of overseeing Executive inaction and cultural rows that distract from public services, poverty and the environment. He says her department has made no substantive announcement in over two months…
Community relations and legacy Original release: O’Toole challenges DFM on ‘one long Old Firm game’ in place of Executive action (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister must bring forward LGBTQI+ Strategy, says Armstrong
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to deliver an LGBTQI+ strategy without delay, noting it was first promised over a decade ago. She also criticises the minister for not yet meeting LGBTQI+ sector representatives, ahead of a motion in the Assembly on Monday.
Disability and equality Issue: Communities Minister LGBTQI+ strategy delay and Assembly motion Original release: Communities Minister must bring forward LGBTQI+ Strategy, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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TUV slam Republican hate following VE Day event
TUV Mid Ulster Chairman Glenn Moore condemns the destruction of flags and bunting after a VE Day banner parade in Castledawson, calling it a disgraceful act of disrespect. He says unionists are treated as second-class citizens in Mid Ulster and contrasts this with the Mid Ulster Council Chairman's…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Castledawson VE Day banner parade flags and bunting destroyed Original release: TUV slam Republican hate following VE Day event (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Councillors call for independent investigation into expenditure on Gondola project
Alliance Newry, Mourne and Down Councillors Jill Truesdale and Tierna Howie call for a Northern Ireland Audit Office investigation into spending on the Gondola project in the Mournes, after the National Trust declined to consider a bid for Thomas's Quarry land.
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: National Trust halts Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gondola talks over Thomas's Quarry Original release: Alliance Councillors call for independent investigation into expenditure on Gondola project (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein’s terrorist glorification roadshow continues: Bunting
DUP Justice Spokesperson and East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting says Sinn Fein shows no limit in glorifying terrorists, criticising its honouring of an individual the McCartney family believe ordered Robert McCartney's murder. She calls for anyone with information to contact police and for continued…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Sinn Fein’s terrorist glorification roadshow continues: Bunting (opens in a new tab)
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Bryson’s Legal Victory Exposes Stormont Failures on Irish Signage Controversy
Jim Allister, the TUV leader and North Antrim MP, welcomes Jamie Bryson’s successful judicial review of the Infrastructure Minister’s decision to impose Irish‑language signage at Grand Central Station, says it highlights Stormont’s failures and urges the minister to halt spending and abandon the s .
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Issue: Irish language signage at Grand Central Station announcement Original release: Bryson’s Legal Victory Exposes Stormont Failures on Irish Signage Controversy (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin meet PSNI and Choice Housing to discuss intimidation of Lisburn residents
Sinn Féin's Danny Baker, with fellow MLA Deirdre Hargey, MP Paul Maskey and Lisburn councillors, says they met social landlord Choice Housing and police to address threats against Altona Drive residents, including letters bearing a paramilitary group's logo. Baker calls on all political leaders to…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Altona Drive Lisburn sectarian intimidation of residents Original release: Sinn Féin meet PSNI and Choice Housing to discuss intimidation of Lisburn residents (opens in a new tab)
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Government must now act on commitments to extend presidential voting rights to citizens in the North – Pearse Doherty TD
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty TD urges the government to set a timeline and date for a referendum on giving Irish citizens in the North a vote in presidential elections, following a Stormont vote and the Tánaiste's supportive response.
Constitutional affairs Disability and equality Issue: Stormont vote on presidential voting rights for Northern citizens Original release: Government must now act on commitments to extend presidential voting rights to citizens in the North – Pearse Doherty TD (opens in a new tab)
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Free Speech and Scrutiny Vindicated: Gaston Welcomes Standards Commissioner Ruling
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston welcomes the Assembly Commissioner for Standards' decision to dismiss a complaint against him over questions he asked in an October committee session. He argues the ruling protects MLAs' scrutiny role and criticises committee chair Paula Bradshaw's interview remarks.
Disability and equality Issue: Standards Commissioner ruling on Timothy Gaston committee questioning complaint Original release: Free Speech and Scrutiny Vindicated: Gaston Welcomes Standards Commissioner Ruling (opens in a new tab)
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McDaid offers support to Camogie players amid skorts row
SDLP Ballyarnett councillor Catherine McDaid says women should be free to wear what they are comfortable in, backing Kilkenny and Dublin camogie players forced into skorts at a Leinster semi-final and urging GAA members to abolish the rule at the Special Congress.
Disability and equality Issue: Camogie skorts rule row at Leinster Championship semi-final Original release: McDaid offers support to Camogie players amid skorts row (opens in a new tab)
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Brett praises completion of Project Stratum
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett, who chairs the Economy Committee, welcomes the completion of Project Stratum, which he says was Northern Ireland's largest telecoms infrastructure project and was delivered on time and within budget. He credits DUP influence in securing funding through the…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Project Stratum completion of rural broadband rollout Original release: Brett praises completion of Project Stratum (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives push for public transport solutions in South Belfast
Alliance South Belfast representatives say they met Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to raise Carryduff residents' concerns about public transport after the North-South Glider was confirmed to exclude the area. MLAs Kate Nicholl and Paula Bradshaw call for urgent improvements to buses and…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: North-South Glider route excluding Carryduff Original release: Alliance representatives push for public transport solutions in South Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Sectarian demarcation of territory in Ballyclare not acceptable, says Alliance representatives
Alliance South Antrim MLA John Blair and Ballyclare Alderman Lewis Boyle condemn flags and red, white and blue bunting erected along Jubilee Road in Ballyclare near new housing, calling the territorial demarcation unacceptable and urging a firm stance against it.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Flags and bunting erected on Jubilee Road, Ballyclare Original release: Sectarian demarcation of territory in Ballyclare not acceptable, says Alliance representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Evidence highlights problems with troubles inquests: Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson says evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee exposed failures in the inquest process for Troubles deaths, arguing inquests should not examine why events happened. He claims the Government has no intention of repealing the Legacy Act and calls for it to set out…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee evidence on Troubles inquests Original release: Evidence highlights problems with troubles inquests: Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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No place for racism or homophobia in our society – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns alleged racist and homophobic abuse directed at bus passengers, calling the behaviour repulsive and reprehensible. She extends solidarity to those targeted and backs police appeals for information about the incident on 4 May.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Alleged racist and homophobic abuse on bus, police appeal for information Original release: No place for racism or homophobia in our society – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan welcomes plan to tackle health waiting lists
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan welcomes Health Minister Nesbitt's investment plan to cut waiting lists in the north, following Finance Minister John O'Dowd's allocations. He urges urgent action to bring cancer red flag referral figures back under target and welcomes the Cross Border Directive…
Health Issue: Health Minister's investment plan to cut waiting lists Original release: McGuigan welcomes plan to tackle health waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
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An all-island health service makes sense – Sinn Féin to hold major health conference in Belfast
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen announces the Commission on the Future of Ireland will hold a ‘Health and Care in a New Ireland’ conference in Belfast on 6 June, chaired by an independent and featuring an expert panel, calling for all‑island cooperation to improve health services.
Health Constitutional affairs Issue: Health and Care in a New Ireland conference in Belfast Original release: An all-island health service makes sense – Sinn Féin to hold major health conference in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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‘DUP MLAs must call out and challenge blatant sectarianism’ – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker says DUP MLAs missed a chance in the Assembly to condemn sectarian songs played at a Lisburn parade they attended, and calls on Edwin Poots, Paul Givan and Jonathan Buckley to publicly challenge the sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Issue: DUP MLAs attendance at parade with sectarian songs Original release: ‘DUP MLAs must call out and challenge blatant sectarianism’ – Baker (opens in a new tab)