Alliance Council group leader Cllr Máire Hendron has welcomed the apology from Belfast Lord Mayor for refusing to hand a Duke of Edinburgh certificate to a teenage army cadet. Cllr Máire Hendron said: “What he did was totally wrong and it was only right that he apologisd. I was appalled at what he did and […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has given his backing to the campaign for Zero Discrimination against people living with HIV. Today is World AIDS Day and this year it is about ‘Getting to Zero’ – zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS related deaths. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “Discrimination is a disgrace […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has welcomed the decision by North Down Borough Council to support his motion expressing support for shared schooling. Council ratified its decision to endorse Cllr Muir’s motion at its meeting on Tuesday 22 November 2011. The motion stated: “That this Council calls upon the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive to urgently […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has condemned the robbery on Rocky Road in Gilnahirk by four men who threatened a couple with a crowbar in their own home. Their home was ransacked. Naomi Long MP said: “I am shocked by this robbery. People should be able to live in their own homes without having […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has called on the Environment Minister to introduce a Northern Ireland Climate Change Act. Her comments come ahead of the visit of the UK Climate Change Committee to Hillsborough on Thursday where they will present a report to the Environment Minister on the appropriateness of a Northern Ireland Climate […]
Alliance Finance Spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has expressed concern about the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn Statement to freeze elements of tax credits, saying this could have an impact on child poverty. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I am concerned that, apart from the child element of Child Tax Credit, the government is freezing tax credits. […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has welcomed news that NI Water have formally approved the Business Case authorising investment of £3.6million to address the on-going Kinnegar sewage pollution problem which has caused odours for years. The Alliance representative has been campaigning for action to plug the sewage problem since early 2010 when he exposed […]
Following Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement at Westminster today, East Belfast Alliance MP Naomi Long has expressed disappointment that issues affecting NI were low on the Chancellor’s list of priorities. She also asked the Chancellor whether the Northern Ireland Barnett consequential of the infrastructure investment he announced will be ring-fenced for investment in local infrastructure […]
Alliance Justice Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has stated that we need the public to give more support to the police and the courts to gain more convictions, rather than mandatory sentences, to deter attacks on older people. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “We are all appalled at the disgraceful and cowardly attacks against older and vulnerable […]
Alliance Party Belfast City Council Group Leader Cllr Máire Hendron has condemned the actions of the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Cllr Niall Ó Donnghaile after he refused to present a Duke of Edinburgh award to a teenage who is also an army cadet. Cllr Máire Hendron said: “I am appalled at what happened. We are […]