Alliance Party Economy Spokesperson, Sean Neeson, has blasted segregation in Northern Ireland, stating that it costs £1 billion per year and is severely damaging our economy. Sean Neeson presented this and other information on improving our economy within the Alliance submission to the Preparation for Government Committee. The East Antrim Assembly member said: “Segregation here […]
Strangford Alliance Assembly Member, Kieran McCarthy, has expressed his shock that Northern Ireland’s beaches may lose blue flag status due to a lack of funding. Tidy Northern Ireland has announced that while cleanliness standards should not decrease, funding has been lost for the provision of a beach officer therefore beaches here may not be able […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford MLA, has written to both the Electoral Commission and the Chief Constable to complain about their failure to take any action against the publishers of a dirty tricks leaflet before the general election last year. The leaflet urged Alliance voters to instead vote for the Ulster Unionists. Alliance referred that […]
Alliance Party Environment Spokesperson Stewart Dickson has said the party welcomes moves towards a more efficient and futuristic public transport system – but cautioned the Government that there cannot be an English solution to a Northern Ireland problem. The Carrickfergus Councillor and Party Local Government Whip stated:”People will rightly be concerned that this looks like […]
Alliance Party Vice Chair Michael Long has said there is no excuse for employees not receiving the full minimum wage – and repeated his call for equalization of the figure received by young people. The Castlereagh Councillor stated: “There is no excuse at all for employees not being paid what they are due. This is […]
Strangford Alliance Assembly Member, Kieran McCarthy, has welcomed the support he had during last night’s public meeting in his bid to save key coastline and playground land from being sold to property developers by Ards Council. The public meeting took place in Portaferry last night and the room was full to capacity. The Council meets […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Geraldine Rice, has called for the introduction of traffic lights at the Brackenfield junction on the Saintfield Road following a traffic accident which took place this morning. A motorcyclist was injured when he collided with a car near the Brackenfield Service Station Alderman Gereraldine Rice said: “I was saddened to hear about […]
Alliance Assembly Member, Sean Neeson, has called on government to use hate crime laws to cut prejudice in Northern Ireland. His comments follow the revelation by campaigners that laws to combat prejudice may not have been used since their introduction in September 2004. It has, however, been impossible to see whether or not the laws […]
Alliance Education spokesperson, Naomi Long, has demanded that the Department of Education work with education boards to sell 64 vacant sites to help save threatened schools. The BELB, SEELB, Eastern, Southern and Western Boards are currently slashing education and library provision when they could sell off vacant sites to free up cash. The East Belfast […]
Alliance South Belfast representative, Allan Leonard, has demanded that only 20% of dwellings should be allowed to be HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupancy) in designated areas of Belfast. This is less than the 30% previously proposed by the Planning Service. He has also called for the Holyland area to be included, in order to restore […]