Alliance Leader David Ford MLA is addressing the crowd at today’s Stormont protest about the impact of rising living costs on local older people. David Ford said that it was despicable that during this living cost crisis the Stormont Executive was refusing to meet. David Ford said: “Older people are the ones who will suffer […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has responded to the verdict at the Michael Stone trial, saying: “This man is a sad relic of Northern Ireland’s sick past. I am glad that justice has been done. I very am pleased that the courts have dismissed Michael Stone’s outlandish claims that he was taking part in […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Sara Duncan has said she is pleased that local Territorial Army medics will be thanked for their service tomorrow at the Council’s homecoming parade. Cllr Sara Duncan said: “I am very glad that Castlereagh Council is recognising the courage shown by the Territorial Army Field Hospital Unit. “The hospital unit is one […]
Alliance Youth Chair Stephen Martin today hailed World Diabetes Day (Friday 14th September 2008) as essential in raising awareness of a condition that had a huge impact on sufferers here in Northern Ireland and is on the increase. The Lisburn man commented: “World Diabetes Day is part of an awareness campaign bringing to the public’s […]
Alliance Youth Secretary Michael Bower has berated the Minister for Employment and Learning Reg Empey’s plans to increase student tuition fees by £80. Michael Bower said, “This will be yet another financial burden on students and will hit people from families from low to middle income backgrounds hard. Instead of helping our students, Reg Empey […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed news that the Minister for Work and Pensions, James Purnell, has renewed the Post Office’s card account contract which distributes benefits. He said that local Minsters should follow Mr Purnell’s lead and look to working more closely with Post Offices to maintain and develop the links between […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has hailed the health funding announcement from Michael McGimpsey today as a victory for the campaigners who protested at the lack of improvements in mental health and learning disability services at a rally he organised last month. He organised the demonstration at Stormont along with the Equal Lives group. […]
Local Alliance Councillor Mervyn Jones has expressed disgust at thugs who attacked two people carrying out a traffic survey in East Belfast in the early hours of this morning. The incident took place on the Garnerville Road around 2.45am, where one of the men was hurt, and cash and a car key were stolen. Cllr […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Seán Neeson has accused Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy of passing the buck in relation to water issues in Glenarm. Séan Neeson MLA stated: “I wrote to the Minister several weeks ago to ask him about the moratorium on housing developments in Glenarm because of the lack of sewage facilities in […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn today met Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie to discus his radical plans aimed at tackling fuel poverty amongst older people. Trevor Lunn proposed that a fund should be set up to allow people who receive the winter fuel payment but do not need it, to donate the money to the fund […]