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Carroll: Reject Givan’s Delay Tactics. Make Sure No Child Goes Hungry
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says he will vote against the Education Minister's amendments to the Holiday Meal Payments Bill at Further Consideration Stage and back the Education Committee's amendments, so payments are never below a school dinner's cost.
Social security and welfare Education Original release: Carroll: Reject Givan’s Delay Tactics. Make Sure No Child Goes Hungry (opens in a new tab)
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Bower welcomes passing of motion to make public spaces safer for those with severe allergies
Alliance Belfast Councillor Christine Bower welcomes the council's passing of her motion seeking to improve safety and accessibility in public places for people with severe allergies.
Disability and equality Local government Original release: Bower welcomes passing of motion to make public spaces safer for those with severe allergies (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin opposed to conversion therapy – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says the party opposes conversion therapy during the Second Stage debate on the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill. She says Sinn Féin will keep engaging with the Bill sponsor to make the legislation fit for purpose.
Disability and equality Original release: Sinn Féin opposed to conversion therapy – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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Conversion Practices Bill a historic opportunity for progress, says Tennyson, ahead of debate
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson MLA calls on Assembly members from all parties to back the Conversion Practices Bill at Second Stage, describing it as a historic opportunity to ban conversion practices he calls cruel and archaic.
Disability and equality Original release: Conversion Practices Bill a historic opportunity for progress, says Tennyson, ahead of debate (opens in a new tab)
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No girl should have to ask permission to wear trousers to school – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says the School Uniforms Bill’s latest Assembly stage provides an opportunity to guarantee every pupil the automatic right to wear trousers, urging school uniform policy to be brought into the 21st century.
Education Disability and equality Original release: No girl should have to ask permission to wear trousers to school – Mason (opens in a new tab)
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Ensuring greater access to IVF is about fairness and equality – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn welcomes an Assembly motion on IVF equality, calling for access to fertility treatment to be based on need rather than ability to pay and describing IVF as essential healthcare.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Ensuring greater access to IVF is about fairness and equality – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Ballymena Showgrounds 3G Pitch Receives Green Light
TUV Alderman Stewart McDonald, on Mid and East Antrim's planning committee, says he welcomed approval of an application to replace the natural grass at Ballymena Showgrounds with a 3G hybrid pitch, crediting Councillor Matthew Armstrong.
Local government Infrastructure and transport Original release: Ballymena Showgrounds 3G Pitch Receives Green Light (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter welcomes Assembly backing for post-19 SEN reform
SDLP's Hunter welcomes the Assembly's backing for reform of special educational needs (SEN) provision for young people aged over 19. The release is brief and gives no further detail on the vote or the reform's contents.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Hunter welcomes Assembly backing for post-19 SEN reform (opens in a new tab)
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Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth…
DUP MLAs Phillip Brett, Diane Forsythe and Jonathan Buckley table a motion in the Assembly backing the George Best Belfast City Airport Master Plan 2040, saying it will create jobs, double the workforce, add a £1.7 billion boost to the economy and improve connectivity with a direct rail link.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Backing Belfast City Airport Master Plan will deliver jobs and growth… (opens in a new tab)
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The Aontú week that was…
Aontú's weekly digest highlights party activity on several fronts: Peadar Tóibín's call for parties to register court character references by TDs and a bill to amend the Ethics Act, support for the Presidential Voting Rights Bill, opposition to the Social Democrats' move to scrap the abortion…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Original release: The Aontú week that was… (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly passes ‘transformative’ Sign Language Bill – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the Assembly’s passage of the Sign Language Bill, saying it gives legal recognition to Irish and British Sign Language and places a duty on bodies to provide accessible services for deaf and deaf‑blind people.
Disability and equality Original release: Assembly passes ‘transformative’ Sign Language Bill – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Historic day for the Deaf Community as Sign Language Bill passes
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood's colleague Durkan welcomes the passage of the Sign Language Bill, describing it as a historic day for the Deaf community.
Disability and equality Original release: Durkan: Historic day for the Deaf Community as Sign Language Bill passes (opens in a new tab)
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Allen welcomes Final Stage passage of Sign Language Bill
Disability and equality Original release: Allen welcomes Final Stage passage of Sign Language Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Doherty: Assembly support for action on scramblers and e-scooters positive step forward
SDLP's Doherty welcomes Assembly backing for measures targeting off-road scramblers and e-scooters, calling the move a positive step forward.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Doherty: Assembly support for action on scramblers and e-scooters positive step forward (opens in a new tab)
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Cuireann Sheehan fáilte roimh an dul chun cinn ar Bhille um Ghaelscolaíocht
Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast Sheehan welcomes the Irish Medium Education workforce bill passing its second stage in the Assembly. He says it will require the Department of Education to plan for the sector's staffing needs, and accuses the DUP and others of trying to obstruct progress.
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Narrow Water Bridge is the key to unlocking South Down’s enormous economic potential – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard says he met the Shared Island Unit in Dublin Castle on the Narrow Water Bridge project, calling for local projects linked to the crossing to be backed so South Down can gain from jobs and tourism.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Original release: Narrow Water Bridge is the key to unlocking South Down’s enormous economic potential – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna raises violence against women and girls in House of Commons
SDLP's Hanna raises the issue of gendered violence in the House of Commons, the party says. The release gives no detail of specific measures, cases or figures raised in the contribution.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Hanna raises violence against women and girls in House of Commons (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes progress on delivering Sign Language Bill
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes progress on the Sign Language Bill after it was approved at Consideration Stage. He says the Bill is an important step towards giving the deaf and deafblind community access to public services in their own language, and praises their input into shaping it.
Disability and equality Original release: Gildernew welcomes progress on delivering Sign Language Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Bill to support Irish-medium education passes first stage – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says his Irish Medium Education Bill has passed its first stage in the Assembly. He says Irish-medium schools struggle to recruit teachers, SEN and early years staff, and calls for the Department of Education to plan the Irish-medium workforce with evidence, targets and…
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Hunter to bring forward Assembly motion on online harm against women
SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon's colleague Hunter, as named in the release, says the party will bring forward an Assembly motion on online harm against women.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: Hunter to bring forward Assembly motion on online harm against women (opens in a new tab)