Alliance Party Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has welcomed a commitment from the Finance Minister, Nigel Dodds, towards the prompt payment of invoices from small businesses within a 10 day framework. The current target within Northern Ireland is 30 days. He had raised the matter through Assembly Questions and via the Finance Committee. However, he […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has expressed disgust at a kidnap attempt in South Belfast, in which a woman was taken but was released several hours later. Police have issued an appeal for information on the incident that took place on 24 November, where a woman was abducted from Dudley Street. Anna Lo MLA […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Séan Neeson has expressed alarm at the fact there is going to be a major reduction of public services in Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey . It means that matters such as income support, jobseekers allowance and crisis loans will move from being dealt with in the locality to an office in […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Seán Neeson spoke in the Assembly to support the local construction industry Séan Neeson MLA stated: “There has been a consistent decrease in housing output for each of the past four quarters. The decrease in housing has been offset partially by an increase in infrastructure output over the same period. In […]
Alliance Youth secretary Michael Bower has praised police in rescuing two victims of human trafficking in the greater Belfast area, but has warned that this is a growing trend which requires more investment of police resources. Michael Bower stated, “I congratulate the police for their work in rescuing these women from the living hell that […]
Alliance MLA Seán Neeson has welcomed the plans for a process to remove peace walls put forward by academic Tony Macauley. Mr Macauley addressed a meeting on the issue in the Shankill Road area last night. Mr Neeson called for the Stormont Executive to take the initiative and start consulting the community with a view […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA has welcomed the announcements from the Executive meeting for the green light for the Titanic signature project and E-Way transport project. David Ford MLA said: “I welcome these announcements as they are both significant for Northern Ireland. However a number of issues needs to be addressed as regards to the […]
Alliance Youth secretary Michael Bower has expressed outrage at the terrorist attacks that started last night in Mumbai. Michael Bower stated, “These vile attacks are not just an attack on India, they are an attack on the international community as a whole. The magnitude of these incidents is deeply disturbing. “As someone who has visited […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has called on the Stormont Executive to make progress on the 11-plus and fuel poverty in their meeting tomorrow and said the public cannot be left waiting any longer on these issues. Trevor Lunn MLA stated: “There is no honeymoon period now. I want to encourage the Executive to […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA has congratulated Northern Ireland GCSE construction high achievers at Stormont. He presented cheques to Caoimhe McReynolds of St Catherine’s Armagh and Meryln Hughes of Newtownabbey High who came joint first in the Resistent Materials GCSE, as well as to Laura McKeever who came second in Northern Ireland. He also presented […]