Alliance Party Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has hit out at the hypocrisy of Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey on the issue of free personal care for the elderly. The Strangford MLA stated: “Sir Reg’s comments alleging he is in favour of free personal care for the elderly are the height of hypocrisy. If he […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has said that for legislation on ‘on-the-runs’ to be acceptable to the Alliance Party, it would have to take a form unrecognizable compared to current Government proposals. Speaking after he tabled an amendment to a motion on the legislation in Antrim Borough Council, Mr Ford stated: “This legislation has become […]
Responding to comments by Ulster Unionist MLA Billy Bell, Alliance Party Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has said that it was the Ulster Unionists are directly responsible for delaying the introduction of free personal care for the elderly. The Strangford MLA stated: “Mr Bell accuses us of ill-informed comments, but then misses the point completely. “The […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Michael Long has welcomed government moves to upgrade safety in sports grounds, but questioned its attitude towards providing the relevant funding. Speaking after Minister David Hanson announced a £30m upgrade to sports stadia across Northern Ireland, the Castlereagh Councillor responded: “I am delighted that the Government has reacted to pressure, led by […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has recognised that the “Guidelines for Community Restorative Justice” schemes, published by the NIO today are a significant move in the right direction, but set out some continued loopholes that need to be addressed. Dr Farry stated: “The draft guidelines issued by the NIO do constitute a major move […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has said that, had it been left to the DUP, no serious opposition to the ‘on-the-runs’ legislation would have been mounted. Speaking at the Council’s monthly meeting on a motion condemning the OTR legislation, the Alliance Councillor stated: “The DUP indicated that the OTR agreement started at Weston Park […]
Councillor Sara Duncan, Alliance Councillor for Castlereagh West, welcomes the news that some credit card companies, Abbey, Egg, Barclay, and Co-op, are to share information, to prevent their users from getting into debt. “They will check whether users are making the minimum payment, or taking cash out, or whether they are making payments in full.” […]
Councillor Sara Duncan, Alliance Councillor for Castlereagh West, welcomes the news that some credit card companies, Abbey, Egg, Barclay, and Co-op, are to share information, to prevent their users from getting into debt. They will check whether users are making the minimum payment, or taking cash out, or whether they are making payments in full. […]
Alliance Group Leader on Belfast City Council Naomi Long has said that flags taken down as a mark of respect to George Best should stay down as a mark of respect to the community in general. The East Belfast MLA stated: “If it is good enough for groups to take down flags for Saturday’s funeral […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Cllr Stephen Farry, has responded to the news that Sinn Fein have lodged a further legal challenge to the existence of the Independent Monitoring Commission by stating that the independent, objective reports of that body are actually in Sinn Fein’s interests. Dr Farry stated: “This latest legal challenge to the IMC […]