Following the Stormont Executive’s first meeting in five months, Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn threw down the gauntlet to Ministers to start ending segregation. He said it is disgraceful that frontline health services are being cut to make efficiencies, yet the Executive still sees fit to waste £1 billion every year on maintaining a divided society. […]
Alliance Party MLA, Stephen Farry, has slammed SDLP proposals for turning the Irish Language into a divisive bureaucratic burden, and highlighted the significant cost implications for both the public and private sectors of their plans. Dr Stephen Farry stated: “The Alliance Party have strongly supported a comprehensive approach to languages, covering the promotion and protection […]
Alliance Leader David Ford is pleased the Executive has met again but stated it needs to do much work to prove it will provide stability and delivery for local people during these tough economic times. Alliance has called for extra Assembly sittings in the coming months so that more Executive work can be done to […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has expressed shock at an attack on a taxi on Wednesday night that left a woman with a broken jaw. A stone was thrown at the taxi on Glenmachan Street in South Belfast and went through the windscreen and hit the woman. Anna Lo MLA said: “This incident was […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has slammed plans from the South Eastern Health Trust to close several residential homes in the area, and a minor injuries unit in Newtownards. These revelations follow last week’s news that the Western Trust plans to close four residential homes in their area. The Strangford MLA said: “I am […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has given her support for the bid for a new regional children and women’s hospital. She is attending the rally outside Stormont today calling for the new hospital. Anna Lo MLA said: “This issue has been unresolved for over 14 years, it is about time that we finally got […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo today brought to the Assembly the issue of sexual assaults in South Belfast. She addressed the matter in a motion that she proposed. Anna Lo said: “This is an issue of real public concern in South Belfast. Police figures for South Belfast show that in the 7 months from April to […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has welcomed the statement of progress made towards breaking the 152-day Stormont standoff and has said that Alliance has requested extra Assembly sittings to deal with important work. Mr Ford’s comments come as Sinn Fein and the DUP announced that Executive meetings would resume on Thursday. Alliance has taken their request […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has expressed shock and annoyance that there is a backlog of school repairs worth £217 million waiting to be completed. He said that schools should be a safe place for our children and said it is vital that the repairs are completed urgently. The figures were published in the […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has attacked the DUP and Sinn Fein saying there can be no excuse for Executive meetings not taking place. The Executive has not met for over 150 days. The Lagan Valley MLA stated: “The First Minister has offered Executive meetings with an open agenda. Surely Sinn Fein can take the opportunity […]