Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Dr Stephen Farry, has welcomed the court decision dismissing Sinn Fein’s challenge against the Independent Monitoring Commission and stated that it was always based upon a misrepresentation of the role and function of the Commission. He has further stressed that the IMC has worked in favour of creating opportunities for political […]
Alliance Environment Spokesperson Cllr Stewart Dickson has welcomed plans for the development of an eco village in County Antrim and hopes that eco friendly energy systems will be a feature of all new build homes in the near future. The 300 house eco village is to be located near Lisburn and will be completed in […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and East Belfast MLA Naomi Long has met with Housing Executive officials to demand urgent action to address the current housing shortage in East Belfast. Fellow East Belfast Alliance Councillor Mervyn Jones also attended the meeting. Naomi Long said: “As local representatives, we are in constant contact with the Housing Executive on […]
Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has expressed his concern at a recommendation that Policing numbers should drop by almost 1,500 Police officers by 2011. Cllr Campbell, a member of Newtownabbey DPP, said : ” There is a unease that the level of reported crime may not reflect the experience of crime in reality but the concern […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has praised Antrim-based construction firm Mivan on winning a 2 million pound contract for work in the Middle East. He stated that this high value export work is the type local firms need, in order to provide real growth for the Northern Ireland economy. Mivan has created a building system which […]
Alliance Party Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA, has hit out at the authorities for not spotting a loophole in the penalty points system and has blasted the Minister for saying the situation could not be changed for some time. Mr McCarthy has demanded immediate action and has branded this failure as ‘extremely dangerous. It was […]
Following the revelations that people with learning disability who should be living in the community are being held in locked wards at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, local Alliance MLA David Ford has called for action on three fronts. David Ford, who is a former Social Worker in the South Antrim area, said: “I have been very […]
Alliance East Antrim Representative Cllr Stewart Dickson has hit out at plans to reduce the number of police in Northern Ireland from 7,500 to just over 6,000. The plans were released today by the Policing Board and are included in a report examining policing after 2010/2011. He stated that many areas in Northern Ireland are […]
South Belfast Alliance Assembly Candidate Anna Lo has expressed shock and disgust at an arson attack on flats in South Belfast. Six people were rescued from the fire in Eglantine Avenue early this morning. The authorities are currently investigating the attack and are considering a possible racist motive. Anna Lo said: “I am shocked and […]
Alliance Party Spokesperson, Séan Neeson MLA, has been co-opted onto the Advisory Committee on National Historic Vessels to represent the maritime interests of Northern Ireland. He also illustrated his hope that the Nomadic will be given national historic vessel status and therefore be made eligible for Heritage Lottery funding. The East Antrim Assembly Member said: […]