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21 releases
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O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitments
SDLP Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Belfast section of the Eastern Transport Plan 2035 is long on aspiration and short on firm delivery commitments, questioning how the north-south Glider will be funded without an agreed budget. He also raises concerns about cuts to cycling…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Eastern Transport Plan 2035 Belfast portion publication Original release: O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitments (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Clacton Must Reject Farage’s Establishment Politics of Hate for Good
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll responds to Nigel Farage's resignation as MP for Clacton, which triggers a by-election, calling him a grifter and corrupt establishment figure. He urges Clacton voters to reject his politics of hate and division, and Reform and Restore Britain.
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Milestone of Shame: 50,000 on Housing Waiting List
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says 50,000 families on the social housing waiting list, over 33,000 of them officially homeless, should shame Stormont ministers. He calls for rent controls, a ban on no-fault evictions, a funded social house-building programme and empty homes brought back…
Housing Original release: Milestone of Shame: 50,000 on Housing Waiting List (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Condemns West Belfast Housing Executive Eviction
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns a Housing Executive eviction in west Belfast, where masked men carried out the removal of a family under PSNI presence. He says the Housing Executive's succession policy has left families homeless after bereavements and blames Stormont for not…
Housing Original release: Carroll Condemns West Belfast Housing Executive Eviction (opens in a new tab)
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No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll rejects an additional levy on households to fund water infrastructure, calling instead for the Executive to fund repairs and for housing developers to contribute, criticising Sinn Féin's voluntary developer contributions scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Original release: No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister Can't Be Trusted on Extent of Defective Block in Derry
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin accuses Communities Minister Gordon Lyons of dismissing a wider defective block problem in the North too readily, and says the Derry and Strabane council area's full extent remains unknown. He calls for assurances of government support for potentially…
Housing Local government Original release: Communities Minister Can't Be Trusted on Extent of Defective Block in Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Toothless Voluntary Contributions Scheme Lets Developers Off the Hook
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll criticises the Finance Minister's voluntary developer contributions scheme as toothless, arguing it lets developers off the hook while about 50,000 families wait for social housing blocked by infrastructure shortfalls. He calls for profitable property…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Original release: Toothless Voluntary Contributions Scheme Lets Developers Off the Hook (opens in a new tab)
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Cruel, Punishing Budget Won’t Deliver for Working Class People
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the 2025/26 Budget, which he voted against, is another year of crisis management, citing homelessness, toxic algae in Lough Neagh and health waiting lists. He calls for mitigations to Westminster social security cuts and the two-child limit and for…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland 2025/26 Budget vote Original release: Cruel, Punishing Budget Won’t Deliver for Working Class People (opens in a new tab)
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Overdue Programme for Government Shows Executive Out Of Touch
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the final Programme for Government is vague and lacks detail on delivery, and calls for a People's Housing Bill, a no-fault eviction ban and rent control to tackle homelessness.
Housing Issue: Final Programme for Government publication Original release: Overdue Programme for Government Shows Executive Out Of Touch (opens in a new tab)
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O’neill: People Before Profit Won’t Be Silent In Face Of Drastic Tory Cuts
PBP councillor Maeve O'Neill, for The Moor in Derry, says Tory budget cuts will hit local households hard and accuses Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance of voting with the DUP against PBP motions on rent freezes and a hardship grant. She vows continued opposition to Tory, Stormont and council cuts.
Public finance and taxation Local government Original release: O’neill: People Before Profit Won’t Be Silent In Face Of Drastic Tory Cuts (opens in a new tab)
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Doherty: Housing Executive Hike Another Decision In The Wrong Direction
People Before Profit Ballyarnett representative Damien Doherty criticises the Housing Executive's 7% rent increase, citing other recent price rises and the Housing Executive's reserves. He accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy over its criticism, given its council votes on rates, and calls for central…
Housing Economy and employment Issue: Housing Executive 7% rent increase decision February 2023 Original release: Doherty: Housing Executive Hike Another Decision In The Wrong Direction (opens in a new tab)
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“Time For Boris To Go” – Carroll
PBP MLA Gerry Carroll says Boris Johnson should go too after Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resigned from the Tory government, claiming their departures are self-serving and not guided by conscience. He calls for people to organise for an alternative to the Conservative Party.
Other Issue: Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resignations from Johnson government Original release: “Time For Boris To Go” – Carroll (opens in a new tab)
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Translink “Special” Train An Insult To Derry
People Before Profit councillor Maeve O'Neill says Translink's "special" train for the Derry v Galway semi-final, which would run from Belfast rather than Derry, is a deliberate insult to Derry. She calls for the issue to be addressed immediately and for a Derry-Dublin rail service.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink Derry special train for All-Ireland semi-final departing from Belfast Original release: Translink “Special” Train An Insult To Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party NI Leader Senator Mal O’Hara furious over homelessness figures in Northern Ireland
Green Party NI Leader Senator Mal O'Hara says recent Assembly figures showing 58,238 people with homeless status, a 135.5% rise over 10 years, are a disgrace. He blames the executive for under-investment in social housing, weak private rented sector regulation and land hoarding.
Housing Public finance and taxation Original release: Green Party NI Leader Senator Mal O’Hara furious over homelessness figures in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Green Deputy leader expresses disappointment in Executive Programme for Government
Green Party Deputy Leader expresses disappointment in the Executive's Programme for Government, according to the release headline. The release text contains no further detail on the reasons for this disappointment or any calls for action.
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Infrastructure Ministers pilot scheme "raises safety concerns for cyclists" - Cllr Flynn
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn criticises Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's pilot scheme allowing some taxis into bus lanes, warning it endangers cyclists without a funded cycle network. He says the plan offers little relief for city centre congestion and calls for the long-promised Belfast…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Infrastructure Ministers pilot scheme "raises safety concerns for cyclists" - Cllr Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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New Infrastructure Minister has fallen at the first hurdle - Green Party
Green Party Leader Mal O'Hara says Sinn Féin lacks ambition on public transport and criticises the Infrastructure Minister's reasons for not extending the Glider to Glengormley, citing congestion. Cllr Aine Groogan separately calls the decision short-sighted and says there is no plan to extend the…
Infrastructure and transport Original release: New Infrastructure Minister has fallen at the first hurdle - Green Party (opens in a new tab)
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O’Hara criticises unambitious cycling plan
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara criticises the Infrastructure Minister's "paucity of ambition" in the Belfast Cycle Network Delivery Plan for 2021 to 2031, arguing North Belfast's only planned new route is too limited and that investment should target low car-ownership areas with…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: O’Hara criticises unambitious cycling plan (opens in a new tab)
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BBC ‘distorting our democracy’ – Clare Bailey
Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey says the BBC has given the TUV more election coverage than the Greens, including an extra Party Election Broadcast, despite Green seat gains. The party has complained to the BBC and Ofcom, is considering legal options and urges a public petition.
Other Original release: BBC ‘distorting our democracy’ – Clare Bailey (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast is the 50th most congested city in the world - Cllr Mal O'Hara
Green Party councillor Malachi O'Hara responds to a new report ranking Belfast 50th most congested city worldwide, blaming successive executives for failing to invest in public transport and cut car use. He says the Assembly's 2020 climate emergency declaration has produced little action, and…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: Belfast is the 50th most congested city in the world - Cllr Mal O'Hara (opens in a new tab)