Alliance MLA David Ford has condemned those responsible for the threat to the staff of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI). The comments came after the PBNI said it was informed of an increase in the risk of attack they face from dissident republicans. The organisation said the risk may be higher for employees […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has said it is deeply disappointing Bombardier has announced 95 redundancies among support staff at its local operations. Mr Lyttle was speaking after the aerospace company announced the redundancies, which are not related to the current ongoing dispute with Boeing but rather “cost-cutting”. “This news is extremely disappointing and […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has said more needs to be done to support LGBT pupils, after it was revealed two-thirds here do not feel welcomed or valued in their post-primary schools. The research by the Department of Education looked at issues facing LGBT pupils in schools. It also showed almost half had experienced bullying as […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA will lead a party delegation to meet Health Department Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly tomorrow (Friday) to seek assurances action will be taken so local people are not left behind on drugs and treatments. The South Belfast MLA said the latest reduction in the health budget was extremely concerning, as […]
Alliance Foyle representative John Doherty has said he is disgusted by vandals who defecated and urinated in a local church. The break-in at Christ Church on Infirmary Road in Derry-Londonderry also saw extensive damage caused to the church’s organ, a decanter stolen and windows smashed. The incident happened sometime between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday at […]
Alliance MLA David Ford has described the Department for Infrastructure’s decision to go ahead with plans for an Arc 21 Waste Incinerator at Mallusk as ‘frustrating and disappointing’ for all who campaigned to stop it. The MLA for South Antrim was speaking after the controversial incinerator was given the go-ahead, despite at least 4,000 objections […]
Northern Ireland is missing key opportunities to have its voice heard on Brexit, Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said, after MPs backed the EU Withdrawal Bill on Monday night. “This process could see legislative consent motions passed in the devolved Scottish and Welsh Parliaments,” he said, adding: “We would be hopeful the Assembly would be […]
Alliance MLA David Ford has said the Red Hand Commando’s move to be legalised instead of disbanded could have serious implications for ending the scourge of paramilitarism in Northern Ireland. The former Justice Minister said that while any move to end intimidation should not be snubbed, there was no evidence that this would actually happen […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said the news the education sector was facing ‘cost pressures’ of more than £100 million in the forthcoming year is reason alone for the return of a functioning Executive. Mr Lyttle was speaking after the warning came in a letter from a senior civil servant at the Department […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has described an attack on a family home in the Larne area as ‘extremely worrying’. The MLA for East Antrim was speaking after a car was set alight and shots were fired at a home in Brustin Braw Road, Larne, where three children aged 10, seven and three were asleep. “It […]