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9 releases
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SDLP launches three-stage reform plan to end Stormont paralysis
The SDLP has published a three-stage reform report, Politics for the Common Good, proposing immediate Stormont changes such as stopping one party collapsing the Executive, Joint First Ministers and relocating the Assembly to central Belfast. It urges the UK and Irish governments to help push…
Constitutional affairs Issue: SDLP launches Stormont reform plan Original release: SDLP launches three-stage reform plan to end Stormont paralysis (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Carroll’s People's Housing Bill: the Tenant Protections Stormont Refuses to Deliver
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll says Belfast rents have jumped over 50% in five years, leaving tenants vulnerable to evictions and disrepair. He announces a private members People’s Housing Bill to cut rents and ban no‑fault evictions, calling for urgent action on the housing crisis.
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People's Housing Bill Consultation
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll introduces the People's Housing Bill, aiming to ease the North’s housing crisis affecting nearly 48,000 households. The plan would cap rents, convert vacant homes into dwellings, set up a Rental Board, tighten landlord duties and enforce basic housing standards
Housing Issue: People's Housing Bill proposal Original release: People's Housing Bill Consultation (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Carroll MLA Launches Public Consultation On The ‘People’s Housing Bill’
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll launches a public consultation on his People's Housing Bill, a private members bill proposing rent limits, an end to no-cause evictions, five-year minimum tenancies, a Rental Board and powers to bring 22,000 empty homes into social use. The consultation…
Housing Issue: Gerry Carroll People's Housing Bill public consultation launch Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA Launches Public Consultation On The ‘People’s Housing Bill’ (opens in a new tab)
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No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
People Before Profit opposes congestion charges, which it says would create class barriers to city centres, and calls for free, frequent public transport in urban centres instead. It responds to a proposal by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan that councils prepare traffic plans by 2026 and consider…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Eamon Ryan congestion charges proposal Original release: No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says a Housing Executive surplus of around £300m should pay for a pay rise for striking maintenance workers. He also calls for accountability over the unspent cash and urgent action to direct it to repairs.
Housing Economy and employment Issue: Housing Executive £300m surplus Original release: Housing Executive Surplus Can Fund Workers’ Pay Rise – Gerry Carroll MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Transport
The Green Party sets out its transport platform, calling for an interconnected public transport network serving rural areas and disabled people. It pledges electric and hydrogen buses, rail electrification, extended free travel for under-22s, zero-emission new cars and vans by 2032, and a 20mph…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Democracy
The Green Party NI calls for a citizens' assembly model of democracy and says it will voluntarily publish donations above £500. The release also lists policy pledges including lowering the voting age to 16, gender balance in politics, and publishing past donations over £7,500.
Constitutional affairs Disability and equality Original release: Democracy (opens in a new tab)
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Housing
The Green Party NI says housing is a human right and calls for an urgent house-building programme, rent caps, and better standards for private rentals. It sets out commitments including rent controls, 2,500 energy-efficient social homes a year, and retrofitting of housing stock.