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SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has called for Northern Ireland to be exempt from proposals for a so-called “Brit Card” digital ID scheme. She has criticised the UK Government’s proposals, warning that it would be unworkable in Northern Ireland and risks disrupting cross-border ties. Hanna also cautioned that the scheme does not reflect the reality […]
Life experiences in the first 1,000 days can have long-term implications for a child’s health, growth and development, an updated framework for NI’s universal child health promotion programme emphasises. There is growing evidence in favour of placing a greater focus on the first 1,000 days, from conception to age two. This is a central theme […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has called for urgent action to improve access to life-saving CAR T-cell cancer treatment for patients in the north and to end the hardship caused by forcing seriously ill people to travel to England for care that can be delivered on this island. Speaking today, Aoife Finnegan MLA confirmed she […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed a new trial for homes without direct access to electric vehicle charging. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announced a six-month pilot scheme to allow electric vehicle charging across footways and pavements to be tested. “This is a positive announcement by the Infrastructure Minister, providing those without a driveway access […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed news that the Belfast Trust have agreed to join the Early Access Programme for Givinostat for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Newry/Armagh MLA: “My party colleague Linda Dillon MLA and I met with the Health Minister along with families of children with DMD in April this year, […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced the introduction of enhanced enforcement procedures to ensure roads infrastructure in new developments is adopted into the public road network. Minister Kimmins said: “Earlier this year I gave a commitment to the Assembly to provide updated guidance to staff in an effort to reduce the risk of new developments […]
Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the beginning of a new phone-free pilot scheme in schools, which will involve more than 8,000 young people across Northern Ireland. The phone-free pilot will run in nine schools until March 2026. It will explore the potential benefits of restricting mobile phone use during the school day, with a […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has demanded urgent action to deliver CAR-T cancer treatment in Belfast, warning that patients and families are being “failed by bureaucracy and delay”. He was speaking following an SDLP Opposition Day motion calling on the Health Minister to explore cross-border services until treatment is made available on the […]
The Justice Minister and Chairman of the RUC George Cross Foundation came together this week to reflect on the sacrifice of police officers ahead of National Police Memorial Day. Naomi Long and Stephen White visited the RUC George Cross Memorial Garden where they also met members of the Northern Ireland policing family including those who […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the publication of revised guidance by the Infrastructure Minister to stop new housing developments being left with unfinished roads, footpaths and streetlights. The new guidance sets a clear point for when enforcement will begin and is backdated to developments with bonds from 1 January 2024. Mr Boylan, a […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party Representative is hoping that the Labour Party conference delegates will pass motions brought by Trade Unions and Labour Party branches to scrap the two-child benefit cap will be carried by an overwhelming majority. To show the Chancellor and Prime Minister, they are not prepared to continue with policies that leave children […]
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched Northern Ireland’s first Olympic Legacy Fund. The £1million capital investment will modernise facilities at local clubs and community groups as part of a lasting legacy in honour of our athletes at the Paris Olympics. Minister Lyons said: “Last year we all cheered on our athletes as they took home a […]
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