Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has called for answers from the Ulster Bank over the fiasco in which its customers did not get paid and many can still not access their accounts. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This has been an absolute fiasco on the part of Ulster Bank. Ulster Bank have serious questions to […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA ha said that we must heavily invest in our water system to avoid a repeat of the flooding this week. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “There is no question that we must heavily invest in our water system following the devastation caused by the flooding this week. “I have already […]
Alliance East Belfast MLAs Chris Lyttle and Judith Cochrane have called for better primary school provision in their constituency in an Assembly debate. The Alliance pair were speaking today (Tuesday) during an adjournment debate on primary education provision in East Belfast, which followed Education Minister John O’Dowd’s announcement the day before of £4.9 million of […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has welcomed the freezing of fuel duty for the rest of the year but warned more must be done to ensure the move is a permanent one. She was speaking after Chancellor George Osborne announced the Government would not go ahead with the proposed 3p-a-litre rise, planned for August, and […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA says we need to look into how we fund our water system following the severe problems caused by flooding Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The damage caused to so many homes and businesses means that we have no alternative but to look into how we fund our water system. “The […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane MLA has welcomed the final stage of work to upgrade the watermains in East Belfast. The work will commence in July and is part of £4 million worth of investment by NI Water in East Belfast watermains. The work will centre in the Upper Newtownards Road area and will […]
East Belfast Alliance MP Naomi Long has expressed her concerns at the response to the severe flooding which affected her constituency this evening. Naomi Long said: “The extreme weather we have seen across Northern Ireland has resulted in widespread and severe flooding. “Whilst I accept that such severe weather across such a wide area puts […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor, Noel Williams, who was returned to the Electoral Office on 27 June and attended the AGM that evening, has expressed his surprise that a Council with an official Public Equality Scheme took no measures to ensure equality in the process of appointing mayoral or committee chairs. Despite having three Councillors, Alliance was […]
Alliance Finance spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has expressed her disappointment that talks about the devolution of corporation tax varying powers to Northern Ireland between the Executive, the Northern Ireland Office and the Treasury have broken up without agreement. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I had hoped that this matter would have been progressed before the summer […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle hosted a cross-community football match between a side comprising Ballymac and Doyle youth clubsagainst a team of MLAs at thePlayball facility at Stormont, to help recognise and support the ongoing work to eliminatesectarian trouble in the local area. Chris Lyttle said “It was a great day for everyone who […]