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Responding to the news that Santander will close seven branches across Northern Ireland Nicola said the closure of these branches is a major blow to these towns which serves not only the urban centers but the rural townlands that provides all the essential services for sizeable populations. She continued the loss of 750 jobs is […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has described health service inequalities in Newry as “completely unacceptable.” Mr. McNulty was responding to information from the Department of Health, which confirmed that just 23% of consultants working in the Southern Trust were employed at Daisy Hill Hospital. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “This is […]
Nicola Grant responding to the report on a dramatic deterioration in ambulance handover performance, said this is a situation that is going to exponentially grow if the proposed changes to hospital reconfigurations is not changed or halted. She said the thousands of beds that have been closed in hospitals due to efficiency savings and underfunding, […]
Commenting on the announcement from Westminster that there will be a massive cut amounting to more than £6billion from the Welfare budget. Nicola said it Is a matter of great concern for Northern Ireland as we have learned from the winter fuel payments debacle that where Westminster goes our Executive very quickly follows. She said […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has said it is time for the British government to move beyond cuts and austerity and towards real investment in public services. She was speaking after media reports on Friday suggested the Labour government is planning to cut the welfare budget by £5 billion. “The same British government who just […]
“Thursday 27th February 2025 Daisy Hill and other Rural hospitals and health facilities will be the losers in a Three tier Hospital system, We must have a Equality impact Assessment carried out.” Nicola Grant commenting on the Workers Party response to to “Hospitals -Creating A Network for Better Outcomes” said the Workers Party has made it […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that proceeding with a fixed bridge across Newry Canal would be a “spectacular own goal.” Mr. McNulty was speaking at Stormont on the Department for Infrastructure’s proposal to construct a fixed bridge across Newry Canal as part of the Southern Relief Road project. He pressed the […]
Nicola Grant has commented on the Department of Health’s public consultation event on the future of Northern Ireland hospital network. She agrees that the people in Newry and surrounding areas should make their voices heard loudly and clearly on the future of Daisy Hill Hospital. Nicola said people from the Newry area are quite rightly […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty is calling on local people to ensure that their voice is heard on the future of Daisy Hill Hospital. Mr. McNulty was speaking after attending the Department of Health’s public consultation event on the future of the North’s hospital network. The consultation was held in the Armagh City […]
A new Bill to reduce the costs of school uniforms has been introduced in the Northern Ireland Assembly by Education Minister Paul Givan. The Bill will provide the necessary powers to make a difference in terms of affordability of school uniforms. Paul Givan said: “Today’s introduction of the School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill is a major […]
Commenting after the Health Ministers appearance at the Health Committee Nicola Grant said those who are asking if there is any fat left in the Health Service that can deliver £400 million worth of cuts have clearly not been paying attention. Over the past decade the Health Service has not only been cut back to […]
The SDLP Opposition has called for immediate interventions to address the harmful impact of the five-week wait for Universal Credit payments. SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan warned that the delay is pushing vulnerable individuals into debt and in some cases towards illegal lending. Mr Durkan said: “The five-week wait and inextricable links with illegal […]
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