The Alliance Party has welcomed the Government funding boost given to the Assets Recovery Agency. Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell stated: “The Assets Recovery has been highly successful in seizing assets accumulated as a result of ill gotten gain. I am delighted that the ARA is now going to be allowed to use a proportion of […]
Alliance Assembly Enterprise Spokesperson Sean Neeson has warned that those in Northern Ireland seeking to create wealth must not be hindered by industrial rates hikes. The Carrickfergus Alderman stated: “The Government has come to agree with us that the private/public sector imbalance must be tackled urgently, to ensure we create the wealth to pay for […]
Alliance Party Assembly Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has said that health service personnel deserve great credit for bringing down waiting lists, but much remains to be done. The Ards Alderman stated: “The Minister talks of a 21st-century health service and I share this objective. “I recognize that the Government has come to understand that it is […]
Alliance Party Victims’ Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that segregation must be overcome if we are to tackle the scourge of racism effectively. Speaking at a seminar on the subject hosted by the British Council in Belfast, the North Down MLA stated: “Other parties pay lip service to the problem while allowing our segregated society […]
The Alliance Party has said the announcement that engineering firm FG Wilson is to create more than 150 jobs in the County Antrim area is proof that Northern Ireland manufacturers can succeed on the world stage. The investment is part of a £47m investment in the research and manufacture of generators for the firm’s parent […]
The Alliance Party will again make the case for replacing power-dividing with power-sharing when it meets the Taoiseach in Dublin today [Thurs]. Heading the delegation, Party Leader David Ford will say: “We have made the economic and social case for integrated public services, now we are making the political case that the same ethic must […]
Alliance Party Social Development Spokesperson Tony Hill has slammed the appointment of a Boundary Commissioner to name seven councils as riding roughshod over the Government’s commitment to an integrated, shared future. The North Down Deputy Mayor stated: “The Government has made significant moves in recent months in promoting integrated public services and spending money wisely […]
North Down Alliance Assembly Member Eileen Bell has warned that the warnings of Professor Roger Williams, doctor to the late George Best, must be heeded on the issue of liquor licensing. Responding to warnings that alcohol could become more easily available in Northern Ireland, Mrs Bell stated: “I have held a number of meetings with […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has said a new initiative to attract visitors to Belfast City Centre raises the prospect of ending the days of ‘ghost-town Belfast’ and opening up the evening economy. The plan would see shops opening later and restaurants offering evening deals. The Alliance Councillor stated: “This move, if done properly, […]
Strangford Alliance Assembly Member Kieran McCarthy has expressed his shock at the knifing of a security guard in the Ulster Hospital, the latest in a series of attacks on hospital staff. The Ards Alderman stated: “This attack constitutes a new low. Why are we in Northern Ireland so tolerant of such horrific assaults? People are […]