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SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that cuts to disability benefits will inflict a terrible cost on the lives of the most vulnerable members of society. Mr. McNulty said: “The latest welfare cuts could prove devastating for so many disabled people here. It’s something we would have expected from the Tories, but […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party representative has called on the Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly to give a commitment, that regardless of the Westminster Governments decision tomorrow, that those most vulnerable in Northern Ireland will be protected. Those on benefits now and in the future will suffer a disproportionate impact given the prominent levels of […]
By Donal McMahon Staff turnaround at a Northern Ireland council has resulted in “emails in the ether” causing major delays for planning applicants. The apparent unexplained loss of planning data has only just come to light according to a Downpatrick rep. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s (NMDDC) strategy, policy and resources (SPR) committee was […]
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 […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed overdue progress on the appointment of language commissioners. Mr. McNulty said: “We are now five years on from the promise to appoint language commissioners in New Decade, New Approach. Progress is long overdue and while it has to be welcomed, questions must be asked about why […]
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 […]
Sinn Féin has selected Crossmaglen native Martin Hearty for co-option to replace Aoife Finnegan as Councillor for the Slieve Gullion area on Newry Mourne & Down Council. Speaking after being selected at a selection convention in South Armagh Martin said: “I am proud and honoured to have been selected for co-option to Newry Mourne & […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party representative has called upon the Department for Infrastructure to act now on a Road Safety issue that has been ongoing for many years without resolution. She has highlighted the serious situation at Five Ways particularly in relation to access in and out of Damolly Retail Park on to the Armagh Road. […]
Housing Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the next steps in a new initiative to support renters who find themselves priced out of the mainstream private rental sector. The Intermediate Rent scheme will create a new supply of affordable rented homes across Northern Ireland at below market rents. Minister Gordon Lyons today announced that he will […]
Education Minister, Paul Givan has announced that more than 8,000 young people from nine schools across Northern Ireland will participate in a phone-free pilot. The pilot, which will begin in September 2025, will examine the benefits of restricting the use of mobile phones during the school day. Paul Givan said: “Since becoming Education Minister, I have […]
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