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Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said nurses should have fair pay and safe conditions and has told the British Chancellor to step up and support nurses. Speaking after RCN announced that they will begin strike action, the Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Nurses shouldn’t have been forced onto the streets to take strike action. […]
Alliance Animal Welfare spokesperson Patrick Brown MLA has raised concerns animal charities are under increasing pressure due to rising costs and lack of effective legislation. The South Down MLA made the comments following a recent visit to the Cats Protection charity’s Adoption Centre in Belfast. The centre has seen its waiting list to take in […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has called on Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council to reopen Solitude play park in Banbridge as soon as possible. The play park has been closed since the 22nd of August due to extensive damage to the impact surface and broken trampoline. Mr Tennyson has said, “A number of Banbridge families have […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal to overturn planning approval which was previously granted for the construction of a new campus for Southern Regional College in Citypark, Craigavon. Mr Tennyson has said, “I welcome today’s decision by the Court of Appeal to overturn the planning approval for a […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has called for action to tackle anti-social behavior taking place in the carpark at the Tesco site in Craigavon. The carpark in question is open to vehicle users 24 hours a day which has led to noise complaints of revving engines, particularly on Friday and Saturday evenings. Mr Tennyson said, “Action […]
Former UUP Health Minister, Robin Swann MLA, has written to the Secretary of State calling on him to award the agreed pay increase to nurses when he provides clarity on the 22/23 Budget. The text of the letter is as follows: Dear Secretary of State, As you will be aware until the end of last […]
Any commitments made to tackle the climate emergency in Northern Ireland are hollow without an Executive to deliver, Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said. The party’s Climate and Energy Spokesperson was speaking as COP27 gets underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. “Last year, a number of local Ministers attended COP26 in Glasgow talking up their […]
Political party Aontu has launched a petition calling for the salaries of MLAs to be stopped until a resolution is found at Stormont and an Executive is formed. Despite growing concerns over the cost of living crisis both Westminster and Stormont have experienced chaos recently resulting in growing discontent amongst the public especially for MLAs […]
Sinn Fein MLA and Finance Minister Conor Murphy said today that the DUP should get back into the Executive to help tackle the crises facing the health service. Conor Murphy was speaking after Accident and Emergency departments came under huge pressure in recent days with some patients waiting more than 24 hours to be seen. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said current pressures being felt in the emergency department at Daisy Hill further demonstrates the need for an Executive to be formed urgently. Speaking after the reports of patients waiting on hours for beds, the Newry and Armagh MLA said: “The situation at Daisy Hill hospital is a real worry. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that the halting of the Cross Border Directive scheme is a blow for patients across the north as waiting lists continue to grow. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “We recently learned that this scheme, which allowed patients from the North to have their operations carried out in […]
Alliance Upper Bann MLA Eóin Tennyson has branded childcare costs faced by parents and caregivers as ‘crippling’ and has called for immediate action to be taken to ensure that affordable, flexible childcare is accessible for all. Recent figures from Employers for Childcare highlight that over 40% of the workforce in Northern Ireland are parents with […]
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