Closest matches to “‘Draft budget reflects Executive’s commitment to supporting public services most in need’ – Brogan”
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Cautious Welcome to Draft Budget - Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA welcomes the draft 2025/26 budget going to public consultation but says it fails to tackle Health waiting lists after a £34m allocation was removed. He also says Education, Policing, Agriculture and infrastructure lack sufficient funding.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive agreement on draft budget 2025-26 Original release: Cautious Welcome to Draft Budget - Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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SF failure to bring forward budget has created financial challenges
DUP MLA Gordon Lyons, after an all-party meeting with the Stormont Head of the Civil Service, says Sinn Fein's failure to bring forward a draft budget caused a departmental overspend. He calls on Government to let that overspend be repaid over a longer period.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Stormont all-party meeting with Head of the Civil Service on budget pressures Original release: SF failure to bring forward budget has created financial challenges (opens in a new tab)
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Budget highlights need for reform and transformation again, says Eastwood
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says the October 2024 Budget highlights the need for political reform and public service transformation, citing unresolved long-term finances, unclear Shared Prosperity Fund funding and calls for a relative needs review and removal of the two-child benefit limit.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: UK Budget October 2024 impact on Northern Ireland Original release: Budget highlights need for reform and transformation again, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Executive must take responsibility following Budget
SDLP leader Claire Hanna welcomes the scrapping of the two-child welfare limit and a £370m boost for Northern Ireland in the Budget, but calls on Executive Ministers to act on health, housing, justice and childcare rather than blaming Westminster.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: November 2025 Budget income tax threshold freeze Original release: Hanna: Executive must take responsibility following Budget (opens in a new tab)
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Aiken comments on the Autumn Budget
UUP Finance Spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken welcomes the extra £1.5bn for Northern Ireland and the City and Growth Deals in the Autumn Budget, but calls the exclusion from green hydrogen projects disappointing. He urges the funding be prioritised for health, education and policing.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: UK Budget October 2024 impact on Northern Ireland Original release: Aiken comments on the Autumn Budget (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Underwhelming Budget won’t fix our problems
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath says the Executive's final 2025/26 budget, signed off at Thursday's meeting, lacks the resources to tackle Northern Ireland's problems and calls for multi-year budgeting. He criticises the Executive for blaming the UK Government.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive agreed 2025/26 budget with £215 million for health Original release: McGrath: Underwhelming Budget won’t fix our problems (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Executive must agree Budget to fund 24/7 thrombectomy services
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes the Health Minister's pledge to fund a dedicated 24/7 thrombectomy stroke service once his department's Budget is confirmed. He argues progress has been too slow and blames the lack of an agreed Executive budget, and repeats the call…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister commitment to 24/7 thrombectomy stroke service Original release: McGrath: Executive must agree Budget to fund 24/7 thrombectomy services (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government Budget absolutely brutal, say Muir
Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA says the UK Government's Northern Ireland budget allocations for Executive departments will cause significant damage to public services and the economy. He calls for a devolved Executive and says Alliance has proposed a transformation fund to the UK…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: British government cuts to Northern Ireland education budget 2023/24 Original release: UK Government Budget absolutely brutal, say Muir (opens in a new tab)
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This must be decision week for the Budget – Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie says the Executive must make decisions this week on a new 2024/25 Budget, warning that continued delay is destabilising and damaging core services such as health. He urges the Finance Minister's paper to move to the Executive table and money to be allocated urgently.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive 2024/25 Budget agreement delay Original release: This must be decision week for the Budget – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Minister to launch budget consultation
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launches a consultation on his initial decisions for the Department for Communities 2024-25 budget, running from 11 June to 3 September 2024, citing a £115.8m resource and £167.3m capital shortfall. Decisions include a £1.45m increase for the voluntary and…
Public finance and taxation Housing Issue: Department for Communities 2024-25 budget consultation Original release: Minister to launch budget consultation (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson - Reserve Funding Welcome but Reform is Essential
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes confirmation that the Executive will access £400 million from the Reserve for public services, while saying the funding is exceptional and backing line-by-line scrutiny of Executive budgets. He calls for root and branch reform of the Northern Ireland Civil…
Public finance and taxation Issue: £400 million Reserve funding for Northern Ireland Executive Original release: Robinson - Reserve Funding Welcome but Reform is Essential (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Budget shows Executive avoiding decisions and failing to deliver
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Executive's budget shows it cannot make difficult decisions, despite its largest funding uplift in years, and calls for real change to healthcare, housing and public services.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Executive agreement on draft budget 2025-26 Original release: O’Toole: Budget shows Executive avoiding decisions and failing to deliver (opens in a new tab)
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NI public finances a matter of considerable concern – Aiken
UUP finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken MLA says a Fiscal Commission report exposes Northern Ireland's public finances, citing a £297M Treasury Reserve claim that must be repaid this year. He calls for a transformed approach to budgeting and spending, and says delays in re-establishing the…
Public finance and taxation Issue: Fiscal Commission report on Northern Ireland public finances Original release: NI public finances a matter of considerable concern – Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Growing recognition of need for financial package to transform public…
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Growing recognition of need for financial package to transform public… (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes confirmation of National Insurance mitigation support
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood welcomes Treasury confirmation of additional funding to the Executive to offset higher employer National Insurance costs for public sector bodies. He calls for the support to be ring-fenced and to include GP practices in Northern Ireland.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Treasury confirmation of additional Barnett allocation for public sector NICs Original release: Eastwood welcomes confirmation of National Insurance mitigation support (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna urges PM and Taoiseach to seize opportunity for progress
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP urges the Prime Minister and Taoiseach to refocus the British Irish relationship ahead of their meeting, prepare for constitutional change, and act on Stormont institutional reform and the Executive's budget impasse.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Prime Minister and Taoiseach meeting on British Irish relationship Original release: Hanna urges PM and Taoiseach to seize opportunity for progress (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)