Alliance Assembly Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has said the Health Minister’s proposals to end trolley waits in hospitals must be implemented fully without delay. The Strangford MLA stated: “To allow ill people to await treatment is a hospital corridor is an assault to human dignity. This must end immediately. “The Minister is to be congratulated […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has challenged the Northern Ireland Office to reveal to him the financial details about him and the Alliance Party they hold. His call comes in the light of a leaked document concerning the financial cost to the DUP of the failure to restore devolution. David Ford stated: “I have submitted […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has said people must apply for Housing Benefit, because as of next year successful applications will also see a reduction in water charges. This linkage follows a successful campaign by Alliance Party collegues, let by Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy and Local Government Chief Whip Stewart Dickson. Cllr Lawther stated: “We […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor Stewart Dickson has stated his disgust at the downgrading of Whiteabbey Hospital’s Accident and Emergency services, saying the move has a negative effect on the safety of patients in the whole East Antrim area. Cllr Dickson, his party’s Local Government Chief Whip, stated: “These Accident and Emergency services are absolutely crucial to […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has paid tribute to Monsignor Denis Faul, who died today. Speaking in Antrim, David Ford stated: “I was sorry to hear of the passing of Monsignor Denis Faul, a man who was always true to his faith. “He always spoke as he saw things, no matter who was made uncomfortable […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader Naomi Long this evening [Wed 21st] hosted a meeting in an East Belfast hotel involving the Police in a ‘get to know you’ session with members of local ethnic minority groups, including Filipinos and Indians. She described the meeting as an opportunity for Alliance to show a positive lead on the […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has criticised Sinn Féin’s unwillingness to tackle economic issues, despite its own insistence that it was prepared to do so. His comments come after another bizarre meeting of the “Preparation for Government” committee, where yet again a single party blocked all progress. Speaking after Sinn Féin refused on a minor […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Michael Long has welcomed a constructive meeting which has led to the re-opening tomorrow of a Castlereagh community centre that had closed after loyalist paramilitary threats. Cllr Long stated: “This incident in Cregagh has left staff and others in the local area shaken, but I am glad that sense has now prevailed. […]
Speaking at the launch of a pilot initiative to report hate incidents, Alliance South Belfast representative, Allan Leonard, has encouraged victims as well as witnesses to come forward. He has also called for an official to be appointed to monitor the implementation of hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland. Project RIOH (Recording Incidents of Hate), […]
Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell has commented on the irony that loyalist Mark Haddock was on his way to a meeting to secure his safety when he was shot in Newtownabbey, and said the attempted assassination must mean to end to Ulster Unionists’ link with the PUP. Speaking at Belfast Crown Court during an adjourned […]