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By UNISON NI Statement: UNISON NIs Health Committee is deeply disappointed at the fact that no pay offer has yet been made to Health staff. This leaves us once again almost a year behind other parts of the UK and NHS and in a situation where pay parity is not being maintained as was promised. […]
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan has said the Executive must secure funding from Westminster to build 50,000 homes by 2032. He was speaking ahead of an SDLP Opposition Day motion on Tuesday. It calls on the Executive to ring-fence Barnett Consequential funding from house building in England and Wales to finance the plan. The […]
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole MLA has called for the Executive to force paramilitaries to leave the stage. He was speaking ahead of an SDLP Opposition Day motion on Tuesday. It calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to introduce a comprehensive review of the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime […]
Rail services at the new Grand Central Station in Belfast commenced (Sunday 13th October). The rail line also reopened between Belfast and Lisburn ensuring passengers travelling across the network could access the new city centre terminus station. Welcoming the commencement of services Minister O’Dowd said: “This is another significant step in the development of our public […]
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attended the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions in Edinburgh yesterday (Friday 11th October). The theme of the inaugural meeting was ‘Economic Growth and Inward Investment’, and the Ministers highlighted why Northern Ireland is an attractive investment opportunity and discussed how best […]
By Nicola Grant The Health Service in Northern Ireland has over the past five decades been through several reorganizations billions of pounds have been squandered on new structures each one having a detrimental effect on the delivery of much needed Services. Much of what is wrong with the Health Service can be put right by […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins and David Cullinane TD have today called for greater all-island approaches to healthcare. The party’s representatives were speaking after the assembly’s health committee visited Leinster House to engage with the Oireachtas’ health committee. Liz Kimmins said: “To improve health outcomes for people right across this island, we must use every […]
Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the discovery of a cannabis factory and the seizure of a significant amount of the drug in the Canal Street area of the city. The MLA said: “I welcome the work done by a neighbourhood policing team in locating this drug making facility and taking […]
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole MLA has lambasted the Executive parties for voting down a commitment to putting clearer targets and timelines in the Programme for Government. He was speaking after the Executive parties joined forces to amend an Opposition motion and in doing so remove a clear obligation to include specific timelines […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the announcement of over £58 million in funding from the PEACEPLUS initiative for projects aimed at reducing health inequalities in border communities. The party’s health spokesperson said: “I want to welcome the announcement that over £58 million worth of PEACEPLUS funding will be allocated towards tackling health inequalities in border communities. “Border communities […]
Economy Minister Conor Murphy outlined his commitment to developing a regionally balanced economy where everyone shares in the benefits of prosperity. The Minister was speaking in the Assembly as he launched a new Sub-Regional Economic Plan which has three elements: Minister Murphy explained that the new approach to economic development starts with local communities identifying their […]
Hospitals have a brighter and more secure future as part of a Northern Ireland network of care, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has emphasised. The Minister launched a reconfiguration framework for hospitals, setting out the key principles to underpin service reorganisation. Entitled ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes’, the document will be the subject […]
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