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38 releases
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Alliance representatives express concern following devastating oil contamination incident
Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland and Councillor Chelsea Harwood express shock and sadness after an oil spill at the Broughshane wildlife trust killed several birds, including two Trumpeter swans.
Environment and climate Issue: Broughshane Environment Waterfowl and Wildlife Trust oil contamination Original release: Alliance representatives express concern following devastating oil contamination incident (opens in a new tab)
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New Strategy must mark a turning point for nature in Northern Ireland, says Blair
Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA welcomes the launch of the Nature Recovery Strategy, calling it a chance to turn around decades of decline. He points to 12 per cent of species facing extinction and urges other parties to back the strategy without further delay.
Environment and climate Issue: Launch of Nature Recovery Strategy Original release: New Strategy must mark a turning point for nature in Northern Ireland, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party welcomes permanent closure of Drumbo Park greyhound track
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DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says DAERA Minister Andrew Muir agreed to support a health impact assessment for residents near the Mobuoy superdump, but concerns over remediation timetable, strategy and funding remain. Harkin says he will follow up with the Minister and officials.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: DAERA Minister Concedes Mobuoy Superdump Health Impact Assessment (opens in a new tab)
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Fuel Protests In The North
People Before Profit says today's fuel protests across the North have a right core demand for urgent action on fuel prices, blaming the Executive for years of rising costs and calling for price caps, windfall taxes on energy firms and a £500 energy credit for households.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Fuel Protests In The North (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence
People Before Profit representative Maeve O'Neill expresses sympathy over the murder of Amy Doherty and calls for structural change to tackle gender-based violence, including Safe Leave Act implementation, RSE in schools, anti-poverty and housing action, and better funding for women's shelters…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Original release: People Before Profit Statement on the Murder of Amy Doherty and the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation
People Before Profit calls the coronation an insult to struggling workers, citing the reported £250 million cost, food bank use and austerity, and criticises the monarchy's wealth and colonial links. It also condemns Sinn Féin's decision to attend the ceremony as accommodation to sectarianism.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: King Charles III coronation attendance and cost criticism Original release: People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation (opens in a new tab)
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Statement On Boris Johnson’s Resignation
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls for a general election after reports Boris Johnson is set to step down, arguing that the Tory contenders to replace him are unfit to govern and that the whole government should be removed.
Other Issue: Boris Johnson resignation announcement July 2022 Original release: Statement On Boris Johnson’s Resignation (opens in a new tab)
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Seahill trees removal demonstrates need for community engagement - Woods
Green Party NI MLA Rachel Woods says tree and greenery removal on the Seahill Road, Holywood, was done wrongly and calls on the Department for Infrastructure and Road Service to consult communities and give notice before such works. She also calls for funding for green space maintenance and wider…
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Seahill trees removal demonstrates need for community engagement - Woods (opens in a new tab)
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Greens welcome public consultation on active travel routes
Green Party NI figures Rachel Woods (North Down MLA) and Cllr Brian Smyth (East Belfast candidate) welcome a consultation on pedestrian and cycling routes from Sydenham to Holywood, arguing the Executive spends far too little on active travel and that air pollution should be a priority.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Greens welcome public consultation on active travel routes (opens in a new tab)
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Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes cross-border rail funding
Green Party Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes €165 million in funding for cross-border rail between Belfast and Dublin, saying it supports net zero goals and the All-Island Rail Review. He calls on a Northern Ireland Transport Minister to shift spending towards public transport.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes cross-border rail funding (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 a Court of Appeal ruling that DAERA made an irrational decision in allowing salt storage caverns under Larne Lough, crediting the Islandmagee campaign group and environmental organisations.
Environment and climate Original release: Green Deputy Leader welcomes court ruling on no gas caverns campaign (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party welcomes Audit Office intervention in fuel poverty hardship fund
Social security and welfare Local government Original release: Green Party welcomes Audit Office intervention in fuel poverty hardship fund (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Flynn welcomes expansion of glass recycling collections in Belfast
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn welcomes Belfast City Council's decision to extend kerbside glass recycling to about 23,000 more households, saying it cuts landfill volumes and landfill tax costs and calls on residents to use the expanded service.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Cllr Flynn welcomes expansion of glass recycling collections in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Ofcom to consider Green Party NI complaint
Other Original release: Ofcom to consider Green Party NI complaint (opens in a new tab)
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Greens will continue to make our case
Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey responds to Ofcom's decision not to uphold the Green Party's complaint about BBC coverage of the 2022 Assembly election, saying broadcasters must stay impartial. She says the party will keep making its case and criticises UTV for refusing to match the BBC's…
Other Original release: Greens will continue to make our case (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara comments on the Northern Ireland environmental statistics report, citing higher-than-population-share greenhouse gas emissions, falling biodiversity condition and declining recycling rates, and calls for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment and climate Original release: Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes new tech at Artemis Technologies
Green Party NI Councillor Stephen Dunlop welcomes the unveiling of Artemis Technologies' efoiler technology, a zero-emission electric boat for passenger travel between Belfast and Bangor. He says he looks forward to its use in 2024.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Cllr Stephen Dunlop welcomes new tech at Artemis Technologies (opens in a new tab)
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Summer Food Payment Clarity Welcomed
Green Party councillor Brian Smyth welcomes the Education Minister's announcement of a £12.6million summer school holiday food grant, giving £13.50 weekly per entitled child, and calls for long-term action on child poverty.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Original release: Summer Food Payment Clarity Welcomed (opens in a new tab)
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Long way to go on emissions – Cllr Mal O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara says Northern Ireland has a long way to go to cut greenhouse gas emissions, citing 2020 figures showing a 23.9% fall since 1990 against larger reductions in England, Scotland and Wales. He calls for implementation of the Climate Change Act and changes…
Environment and climate Original release: Long way to go on emissions – Cllr Mal O'Hara (opens in a new tab)