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TUV comment on £14k pay hike for MLAs
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the Independent Remuneration Board's determination lifting MLA salaries by about 27%, a £14,000 rise, was the outcome MLAs intended. He argues Stormont's powers have shrunk and calls for public consultation on the pay decision.
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: TUV comment on £14k pay hike for MLAs (opens in a new tab)
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Gaston publishes his response to Stormont’s MLA only consultation on MLA pay
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston submits his response to the Independent Remuneration Board consultation, opposing the proposed rise in MLA basic salary from about £53,000 to £67,200. He argues the increase is out of step with public sector pay and that the benchmarking against other legislatures is…
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: Gaston publishes his response to Stormont’s MLA only consultation on MLA pay (opens in a new tab)
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No MLA Pay Rise: Don’t Reward Failure!
Aontú, through Gemma Brolly, backs a petition to stop a proposed 27% MLA pay rise, calling for an immediate halt, a full review of MLA expenses and allowances, and a cap tied to the highest public sector pay award. It also calls for investment in SEND services and a fair deal for public sector…
Economy and employment Education Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: No MLA Pay Rise: Don’t Reward Failure! (opens in a new tab)
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MLAs Pay Rise: Immoral, Unjustified, and an Insult to Every Worker and Vulnerable Child
Aontú calls the proposed 27% MLA pay rise immoral and unjustifiable, contrasting it with 3–5% increases for teachers, nurses and other public sector workers. It also demands the rise be stopped immediately, citing SEND and EA transport cuts.
Economy and employment Education Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: MLAs Pay Rise: Immoral, Unjustified, and an Insult to Every Worker and Vulnerable Child (opens in a new tab)
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Stop the 27% MLA Pay Rise
The Green Party calls on the Independent Remuneration Board to pause a proposed 27% MLA pay rise until public sector workers get a fair settlement, and urges supporters to sign a petition to be presented to the Assembly Commission before consultation closes on 5 March.
Economy and employment Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: Stop the 27% MLA Pay Rise (opens in a new tab)
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Gaston exposes O’Neill hypocrisy on MLA pay
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says First Minister Michelle O'Neill cannot distance herself from a £14,000 MLA pay rise, arguing Sinn Féin helped establish the benchmarking scheme that steered the Remuneration Board towards large uplifts. He calls on her to admit the Stormont establishment created the…
Public finance and taxation Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: Gaston exposes O’Neill hypocrisy on MLA pay (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance’s response to the Independent Remuneration Board’s consultation into MLA pay
Alliance says it would be inappropriate for MLAs to set their own pay and calls for any increase to reflect public finance pressures and uplifts for other public sector workers. It opposes the proposed hike and urges pay to be stopped entirely for MLAs from parties that block Assembly functioning…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: Alliance’s response to the Independent Remuneration Board’s consultation into MLA pay (opens in a new tab)
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1st April MLA pay hike takes the public for fools
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the MLA pay rise taking effect on 1 April was designed by MLAs to exclude public input, and says his amendments to the remuneration board's remit were dismissed. He accuses the parties involved of taking the public for fools.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase Original release: 1st April MLA pay hike takes the public for fools (opens in a new tab)
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Public sector workers deserve a fair pay rise – Dolan
Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan urges London to provide extra funding for a fair pay rise for civil servants and other public sector workers, including nurses and teachers. She says the current civil service offer is inadequate given inflation and calls for direct talks with unions to avoid strike action.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Civil service pay offer for Northern Ireland public sector workers Original release: Public sector workers deserve a fair pay rise – Dolan (opens in a new tab)
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TUV comments on Bill proposing MLA pay rise
TUV North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston says the Assembly Commission's Bill on MLA pay strips the Remuneration Board's power over allowances, requires it to consider salaries in other legislatures and lets former MLAs sit on the panel. He says TUV will table amendments to derail the pay proposal.
Public finance and taxation Issue: Assembly Commission Bill on MLA pay and Remuneration Board Original release: TUV comments on Bill proposing MLA pay rise (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes long overdue pay parity for health staff
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes confirmation of pay parity for health staff, but asks why the Executive and Health Minister took so long to reach it. He says staff should not have had to keep pressing the department, and he wants the Minister to honour his pledge to…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Executive approval of health service pay parity Original release: McGrath welcomes long overdue pay parity for health staff (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan slams Executive delay on Health Pay award
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan criticises the Executive's delay in funding the 2025-26 health pay award and urges the Health Minister to address how the payment would be clawed back through Universal Credit for lower-paid staff.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health and Social Care Pay Awards 2025-26 Assembly motion Original release: Durkan slams Executive delay on Health Pay award (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Executive must stop chaotic contradictions and pay healthcare workers
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA calls on the Executive to find funding for healthcare workers' overdue pay rise, after the First Minister said the money was available and the Health Minister said he still lacked £100m. He describes the situation as dysfunctional and warns of…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Executive funding of £100 million for nurses' pay uplift Original release: O’Toole: Executive must stop chaotic contradictions and pay healthcare workers (opens in a new tab)
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TUV urge public to have their say on planned MLA pay rise
TUV North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston urges the public to respond to the Assembly committee's call for evidence on the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill, which he says would give MLAs a massive pay rise, and shares the TUV's submission opposing the proposals.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill call for evidence Original release: TUV urge public to have their say on planned MLA pay rise (opens in a new tab)
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Cost of MLA Wages Exceed Half a Million Pounds - Cllr Doyle
Aontú councillor Emmet Doyle of Ballyarnett calls on the UK Secretary of State to halt MLA salaries until a Northern Ireland Executive is formed, saying the wage bill has passed £500,000 while the Assembly is not functioning.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Cost of MLA Wages Exceed Half a Million Pounds - Cllr Doyle (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Executive needs to level on rates and national insurance funding
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA calls on the Executive and Finance Minister to clarify how much money is promised and received to cover increased employers' national insurance costs for councils and the public sector. He says ratepayers are being asked to pay more while figures…
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: Executive funding for employer national insurance increases for councils Original release: O’Toole: Executive needs to level on rates and national insurance funding (opens in a new tab)
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“Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen
Aontú Cllr Denise Mullen calls for further investment in health services and for nurses' pay to match neighbouring jurisdictions, amid the nurses' strike. She blames Stormont political deadlock for blocking a 4.5 per cent pay award and says MLAs taking wages while the Assembly is not sitting is…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Nurses' strike action over pay and conditions, December 2022 Original release: “Nurses Not Fairly Paid While MLAs Take Wage While Not Working” –Cllr Mullen (opens in a new tab)