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Wilson responds to Budget
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson says the Budget offers too little tax relief, criticising the 5p fuel cut extension and fuel duty freeze given diesel prices, and the lack of action on farming family tax and defence spending.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Budget announcement Original release: Wilson responds to Budget (opens in a new tab)
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Swann responds to Budget
UUP MP Robin Swann welcomes £7.5 million for cyber and AI research in Belfast and £1 million for a Northern Ireland Investment Summit, but says the Budget's £270 million Barnett consequentials are spread over four years and fall short. He calls for clarity on whether they will be allocated this…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Budget announcement Original release: Swann responds to Budget (opens in a new tab)
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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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Binning Derry Air Dome Sports Facility is Premature and Reckless
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls the scrapping of the Ulster University Air Dome sports facility in Derry premature and reckless. He urges Economy Minister intervention and Executive support to deliver Magee expansion projects, and calls for accountability from the university and…
Education Economy and employment Original release: Binning Derry Air Dome Sports Facility is Premature and Reckless (opens in a new tab)
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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 Support The Translink Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Translink workers on strike and their escalated industrial action, condemning a 0 per cent pay offer and saying promises from the Secretary of State, the DUP and a restored Stormont Executive count for nothing.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink industrial action escalation Original release: People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Public Sector Strike 18 Jan 2024
People Before Profit expresses solidarity with public sector workers striking on 18 January and calls for fair pay to be a red line for a restored Stormont. It urges escalating trade union action if Stormont returns without guarantees on workers' demands.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Public sector strike action on 18 January 2024 Original release: Public Sector Strike 18 Jan 2024 (opens in a new tab)
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Teacher Strikes Across The North
People Before Profit commends teachers for striking over pay and school funding, calls for coordinated strikes across public and private sectors, and blames Tory budget cuts and Stormont's pay decisions for the dispute.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teacher strike action across Northern Ireland, November 2023 Original release: Teacher Strikes Across The North (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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Strike Wave Rallies Throughout The North
People Before Profit reports teachers, health workers and Housing Executive staff striking across the North, with seven rallies over wages and public services. It urges NIPSA to call a general strike and cites a €32 million uncollected tax gap and a windfall tax on energy firms as funding options.
Economy and employment Education Issue: February 2023 public sector strike wave and rallies across the North Original release: Strike Wave Rallies Throughout The North (opens in a new tab)
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Executive crisis plunges public services into financial uncertainty - Bailey
Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey MLA says the Executive's collapse means the planned three-year budget will not proceed, leaving public services without long-term financial certainty and £300m of extra funding unallocated. She calls for politicians to focus on financial stability and poverty.
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Executive crisis plunges public services into financial uncertainty - Bailey (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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Green Party Leader welcomes Irish government funding commitment
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara welcomes Irish government Shared Island funding, including £50m... no, €50 million for Casement Park redevelopment, €12.5 million for an hourly Belfast-Dublin rail service and €600 million for the A5 North-West corridor, saying it will boost local economies and…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Original release: Green Party Leader welcomes Irish government funding commitment (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 Party NI Leader Senator Mal O’Hara responds to Budget 2025
Green Party NI Leader Senator Mal O'Hara says the UK Budget is only a small step forward, welcoming the unpausing of Northern Ireland growth deals and a £1.5bn increase for the Northern Ireland Executive. He criticises the budget's lack of ambition and calls for a strong wealth tax instead of…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Green Party NI Leader Senator Mal O’Hara responds to Budget 2025 (opens in a new tab)
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Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure
Green Party Bangor West councillor Cllr McKee welcomes the signing of a contract for charity Orchardville to take over the Promote Day Opportunities Service in Bangor, saving it from closure. She criticises the South Eastern Trust's handling and calls for a return of the Stormont Executive to…
Health Disability and equality Original release: Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure (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)