Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has hit out at the failure of the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to put adequate measures in place to stop the A&E department at the Ulster Hospital from closing to some admissions due to the winter flu bug. Mr McCarthy said the Minister’s failure was all the more worrying […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Séan Neeson MLA has commented following news that Nortel has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company’s Northern Ireland base is in Monkstown in East Antrim. The East Antrim MLA said: “I am very concerned about the news from Canada on Nortel. The company provides a large number of high quality, highly paid […]
An Alliance delegation led by Party Leader David Ford will meet the Chief Executive of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust next week to discuss the potential closure of five residential care homes in the area. David Ford had a preliminary meeting with Trust Officers at Trust Headquarters today. David Ford said: “There is […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Séan Neeson MLA has said that the planned closure of four local Zavvi stores will have a very negative impact on the areas affected. He said the fact that four out of the 18 stores announced for closure today are based here will have a disproportionate impact on the local economy. The […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Cllr Michael Long has said that last night’s events at the Linfield – Cliftonville match, where an official was hit by a bottle underlines the need for football offences type legislation in Northern Ireland so that thugs can be punished. Cliftonville Director of Team Affairs Gerard Lawlor was hit as he walked […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA will say in an Assembly debate today that obviously no-one not wants to close any local schools, but a realistic approach must be taken given the current economic climate and pressure on the public purse. He said that creating more integrated schools and ending division in education would be […]
Portadown Alliance Representative Sean Hagan has expressed disgust at news of a priest being robbed in the town last night. The incident took place yesterday around 5.20pm at the Parochial House on Moy Road in the town, and the perpetrators made off with a substantial amount of money. Sean Hagan said: “This was a despicable […]
The Alliance Party has tabled an amendment to the debate in the Assembly on the Penny Product figures for District Councils which calls for transitional relief to be considered urgently for District Councils. This measure would address the expected major hikes in the level of local rates to take into account the fact that the […]
Chair East Londonderry Alliance Paddy McGowan has expressed concern at the lack of understanding and knee-jerk reactions on the issue of motorhomes parking in local towns and beauty spots. He hit out at Coleraine Councillors from other parties who do not recognise the economic potential of attracting motorhome tourists to the North Coast. Paddy McGowan […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has launched a scathing attack on the Stormont Executive over its lack of ambition for Northern Ireland and he referred to the ongoing delays regarding a decision on the Maze stadium project. Trevor Lunn MLA stated: “It appears that the Stormont Executive lacks ambition for Northern Ireland. The Maze […]