Alliance East Londonderry Representative, Barney Fitzpatrick, has set down a challenge to the new Executive to implement urgent measures to prevent the catastrophic outcomes of climate change. Cllr Fitzpatrick said: “The greatest challenge facing the world today is how to prevent the destruction of our environment. Unless we urgently face up to this challenge it […]
Commenting on the conference being held today on how funding for loyalist paramilitaries should be spent, Alliance Spokesperson Cllr Tom Campbell has stated that this cash should not be given to them in the first place. He also said that the UDA must shut down now and that no financial bribery should be involved in […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has stated that Northern Ireland needs a strong affordable and social housing strategy to combat the growing problem of homelessness. It was announced today that nearly 5,000 people are homeless in Northern Ireland and Sir John Semple is publishing his report on affordable housing tomorrow. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “We […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has hit out at the SDLP and Sinn Fein’s decision to let the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) be chaired by an MLA from an Executive party. This committee came to prominence for scrutinising public cash expenditure when the Assembly was last in operation. He also stated that Alliance will be taking […]
North Down MLA and Alliance Party General Secretary, Stephen Farry, has responded to the revised recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner by stating that the new proposals correct some of the minor flaws in the original proposals but leave fundamental questions unaddressed. The Local Government Boundaries Commissioner has been tasked with reviewing the proposed […]
Alliance Party Vice Chair and Sports Spokesperson Michael Long has blasted Direct Rule Ministers and the last devolved Minister for failing to act to stop racism and sectarianism at local football matches. He stated that Alliance has been campaigning for a number of years for the introduction of legislation similar to the Football Offences Act […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has gained assurances from the Department of Health that the Assembly will be able to opt-out of the flawed national health recruitment scheme for medical staff. At a meeting in the City Hospital last Thursday, the system (MTAS) was criticised by a number of doctors and described as a disaster for […]
Alliance East Londonderry Representative, Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick, has expressed concern that the establishment on 1st April 2007 of the government owned company – Northern Ireland Water Limited – is the first step towards privatisation of the provision of water and sewerage services. Councillor Fitzpatrick said: “Access to water is a basic right which the Government […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has stated that decisions regarding the number of health departments locally should have been left to the Assembly. He stated that given the significance of the decision, it should have been made locally. The number of Health Trusts in Northern Ireland has today been reduced to 5 from […]