Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has said while a new scheme for youth employment is welcome, it should have been established months ago. The JobStart scheme, which was originally due last year, is designed to support 16-24-year-olds who are facing difficulties getting into employment due to the pandemic. Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong said the […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has criticised the Department for Infrastructure’s failure to respond to the review of special events on roads legislation prior to COVID-19 restrictions being eased. The Assembly passed legislation in 2017 giving local authorities the power to approve the closure of roads for holding special events such as sport races. […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson, Paula Bradshaw MLA, has welcomed the Health Minister’s statement to the Assembly on Trust recovery plans after the pandemic. The South Belfast MLA said: “The Health Minister offered a stark warning to the Assembly that the Health Service already faced huge challenges before the pandemic and these have been exacerbated by it. […]
A roll-out of universal basic income (UBI) could get people back on their feet financially in the recovery from the COVID pandemic, Alliance South Down representative Patrick Brown has said. Councillor Brown, recently selected as Alliance’s representative for the constituency, said a new group established to explore the feasibility of UBI trials in Northern […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has expressed her condolences after Buckingham Palace announced the death of HRH Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh was the longest-serving royal consort in British history, leaving four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. “My thoughts and prayers are with the Royal Family at this very sad time,” said Mrs […]
We need to improve public transport links across Fermanagh and Tyrone if we are to grasp the opportunities presented to us after the pandemic, Alliance representative Matthew Beaumont has said. Recently selected by local members as Alliance’s representative for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency, Mr Beaumont said as we emerge from the worst […]
Efforts need to be stepped up in the search for a new site for Portadown Integrated Primary School, Alliance Upper Bann representative Eóin Tennyson has said. The Alliance Councillor, who was recently selected as the party’s Upper Bann representative, said an increase in integrated education, particularly in the wake of the COVID pandemic, would […]
Leadership is about action, not merely words, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long was speaking during an Alliance Assembly motion in the wake of several nights of violence across Northern Ireland. The latest saw petrol bombs thrown in Lanark Way, police officers attacked and a bus burnt out. “The images we have […]
Recovery from the COVID pandemic will be an opportunity to rebalance previous regional inequality towards the north-west, Alliance Foyle representative Rachael Ferguson, has said. Councillor Ferguson, recently selected by local party members as Alliance’s representative for the constituency, said the legacy of decades of under-investment in the Foyle could be changed as we emerge from […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has submitted an Assembly recall petition, following days of unrest on the streets of Northern Ireland. The Alliance Party Leader said the move was needed after weeks of growing tensions around a number of issues, which saw the PSNI undermined continuously and publicly, come to a head with youths taking to […]