South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has today said that tackling segregation and producing a Cohesion, Sharing and Integration urgently are two of the biggest challenges facing the Stormont executive presently. She said that they were two issue that the Executive could duck no longer. Anna Lo MLA said: “It would be nearly impossible for […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed frustration at news that a bowel cancer screening project will be delayed saying the service is a vital defence in the battle against cancer. The delay comes because the cost of the swine flu vaccine is impacting on other services. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “Bowel cancer is […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that vigilantes have absolutely no place in Northern Ireland. He said that the only way to tackle anti-social behaviour is through people working with police. His comments come after reports about the level of paramilitary-style beatings being carried out in Northern Ireland , and the International Monitoring […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has congratulated the Rainbow Project on its 15th birthday and said that anti-homophobia week is important in helping combat prejudice.. She attended the event to mark the project’s birthday in the Long Gallery at Stormont. Naomi Long MLA said: “Homophobia is a sickening and shameful blight on our society. For […]
Alliance, DUP, SDLP and UUP statement following latest transfer talks “The group met again today, and yesterday a meeting of the parties’ staff was held to explore detailed areas of agreement outlined the previous week. “The fact that this second group needed to meet shows the high level of consensus and progress being made within […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that the latest independent Monitoring Commission Report is a massive wake-up call to politicians in Northern Ireland on the need for justice to be devolved as soon as possible. David Ford said: “This is a wake-up call to all politicians in Northern Ireland. “It’s clear that the devolution of […]
Coleraine Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has expressed disappointment that two beaches in the area have failed to gain blue flag status. Portrush Curran East Strand and Portballintrae’s Salmon Rock beach both failed to gain this status. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This is bad news for the wider Coleraine area because it could have an impact […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the announcement that a new respite centre for children with disabilities is to be created in Omagh, saying it is a real boost for the West, which has suffered serious cuts in services recent years. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “Services of this nature play a big role […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has revealed the amount of money spent by the Department of Education on Irish and Ulster Scots translations. He asked an Assembly question on the issue and between 07/08 and 08/09 the figure spent on Irish translation leapt from £13,274 to £47,062. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “The level of […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has condemned comments from Iris Robinson branding media scrutiny of MPs’ expenses as a ‘witch hunt’. He said yet again some in the DUP are out of step with public opinion. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “We have a yet another senior member of the DUP going on a solo run and […]