Conference Motion 2006: Proposer: Tom Ekin Seconder: Ian Parsley Motion 4: Northern Ireland’s Economy Each year £1 billion is wasted in the provision of segregated public services. Northern Ireland is dependent upon the public sector in terms of direct and indirect employment, low manufacturing output and high reliance upon the retail sector. Such a dependency […]
Conference Motion 2006: Proposer: Naomi Long Seconder: Stephen Farry Motion 3: Political Situation Conference notes the current failure to agree the basis for the restoration of the institutions of devolved government. Conference affirms that only full Executive devolution can adequately address Northern Ireland’s problems. Failure to resolve the current deadlock will ensure that division, dependency […]
Conference Motion 2006: Proposer: Alan Lawther Seconder: Elena Aceves-Cully Motion 2: Renewable Energy Failure to tackle the environmental and long-term costs of dependence upon non-renewable energy sources is damaging and unsustainable. Conference reiterates its call for the realisation of an all-energy market, diversity of supply and the assertive promotion of renewable, sustainable energy. Conference calls […]
Conference Motion 2006: Proposer: Kieran McCarthy Seconder: Yvonne Boyle Motion 1: Obesity Over half the population of Northern Ireland has a weight problem. Over one in five are recognised as obese. Obesity in children is increasing at an alarming weight. Northern Ireland is faced with a health time-bomb with 1 in 5 boys and 1 […]
The Politics of Hope Leader’s Address 36th Alliance Party Conference Saturday 4 March 2006 Last year, as I closed my speech at Conference, I looked eight weeks ahead to the pending Parliamentary and local elections. I was upbeat, and so it turned out. Not only are you in my Assembly constituency, but last May my […]
Conference notes that, for the second year in a row, as Party Conference meets, the Government is refusing to fund expansion of integrated education in Northern Ireland. Conference condemns the latest decision by Government to refuse funding to four integrated schools, against the will of parents. Conference recognises that integrated schools illustrate how a diverse […]
Conference notes the huge amount of money wasted in the provision of segregated public services — £1 billion per annum, as well as the economic distortion caused by Northern Ireland’s dependency upon the public sector, low manufacturing output and high reliance upon the retail sector. Conference views the development of the Northern Ireland economy as […]
Conference notes the current failure to agree the basis for the restoration of the institutions of devolved government, and affirms that only full Executive devolution can adequately address Northern Ireland’s problems. Conference notes that the failure to resolve the current deadlock will ensure that division, dependency and apartheid policies continue to impact upon all in […]
Conference notes that the failure to tackle the environmental and long-term costs of dependence upon non-renewable energy sources is damaging and unsustainable. Conference reiterates its call for the realisation of an all-islands energy market, diversity of supply and the assertive promotion of renewable, sustainable energy. Conference calls for a subsidised premium to be paid to […]
Conference notes that over half of the population of Northern Ireland has a weight problem, with one in five recognised as being obese. Conference notes that obesity in children is increasing at an alarming rate, with one in five boys and one in three girls predicted to be obese within 15-20 years if no drastic […]