Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has called on the DUP and Sinn Fein to reach agreement on the needs based criteria against which the £80million Social Investment Fund will be allocated. His comments were made after an investigation by The Detail website found that it’s budget remains unspent due a political dispute between the […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle, who is Chair of the Assembly Group on Children and Young People, has helped launched the ‘Policy Calls to Action’ from Children in Northern Ireland, the regional umbrella body for the children’s sector in Northern Ireland. The Calls to Action is a road map for the introduction of two policy […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the announcement that a new Children’s Hospital has been approved after it was allocated £250million of funding. It will be completed by 2021. The new hospital will replace the existing facility at the Royal Hospital in Belfast. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “This is fantastic news that approval […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has welcomed news of an ambitious new investment project for Newtownards, which will see up to 400 jobs created. It was announced on Monday planning permission had been granted for a ‘mixed use’ development on the edge of the town. The MLA for Strangford said: “This announcement is excellent news […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has welcomed the progress made in reforming Northern Ireland’s prisons on the second anniversary of the Prison Review Team Report led by Dame Anne Owers. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The Justice Minister is delivering radical transformation within our prison service. The changes he is making cannot be simply achieved […]
Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has condemned the attack of four graves in Carnmoney Cemetery. Councillor Tom Campbell said: “This is a despicable attack which will have a deeply upsetting impact for the families involved. “There is absolutely no excuse for this type of mindless hooliganism, which has no place in our society. Those behind this […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MP has again condemned the commemoration which took place today for the Shankill bomber Thomas Begley, who was killed by his own bomb.4 Nine people were killed along with Begley, when his bomb exploded outside a fish shop on the Shankill Road on 23 October 1993. Today’s event took place […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has hit back at former UUP Leader Sir Reg Empey, saying he should remember the part his own Party played in increasing tensions around the Union Flag protests earlier this year. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The Ulster Unionist Party has a coloured view of the past. Sir Reg Empey […]
North Down Mayor Andrew Muir has said he is shocked and saddened to hear of another rape in the Bangor area. A 19-year-old was attacked in a car park in Quay Street late on Friday evening. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “I am appalled that yet another attack has taken place in Bangor. My thoughts are […]
North Down Mayor Andrew Muir has condemned the overnight burglary of a local War and Want shop. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “This was a despicable act by those involved. Targeting a charity is never acceptable and I know I speak for the entire community when I condemn this incident. “War on Want makes a valuable […]