Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has stated that the Alliance campaign against rip-off TV phone in quizzes has made a big impact. He said that were it not for political pressure and campaigning from parties, scandals involving big TV companies may never have come to light. Cllr Alan Lawther said: “Since Alliance started campaigning for […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Séan Neeson MLA has stated that the Executive must act quickly to solve the problems at Seagate to prove to local people that they can live up to their Programme for Government promise of creating 6,500 new jobs in the next four years. More than 900 jobs are under threat at the […]
East Londonderry Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned the knife attack on a youth in Portrush on Saturday night. The youth was stabbed 6 times and was conveyed to the Causeway hospital where thankfully his injuries were not considered life threatening Mr Fitzpatrick said: “This culture of carrying knives or any other kind of weapon […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has criticised the Executive’s Programme for Government as totally inadequate. He said the document fails to set out priorities, detail actions, or set new targets. David Ford stated: “The Executive has set out a Programme which is more reminiscent of a schoolboy handing in his homework late than a Government seriously […]
Alliance Deputy Party Leader Naomi Long has accused the Executive of ‘government by omission’, after the Executive parties signed up to a Programme of Government making no mention of tackling sectarianism and seemed to de-prioritise education. The East Belfast MLA stated: “The more people study this Programme for Government, the more they will recognise it […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has hit out at the lack of assistance for the health service within the Executive budget which was announced yesterday. He stated that yesterday was not a good day for the health service and said that even Executive Health Minister Michael McGimpsey expressed grave concerns about the issue. The […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has called on the Northern Irish Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to introduce vaccinations for schools girls to protect them from cervical cancer. His comments follow the news that school girls in England will be vaccinated against cervical cancer from September 2008, with Scotland and Wales likely to follow suit. […]
Alliance Party Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA has expressed scepticism that the three-year budget announced in the Assembly today by Finance Minister, Peter Robinson, is capable of meeting its targets for economic growth and convergence in the absence of fundamental changes in economic policy. Dr Stephen Farry MLA stated: “This budget rightly places an emphasis […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has described the Programme for Government as extremely weak, stating it doesn’t even mention anything about a Shared Future or community relations. The Programme for Government was unveiled by the First and Deputy First Ministers in the Assembly this morning. David Ford said: “This is a shockingly bad document. There is […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the opening of a new maternity unit at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, saying the Minister must make it a sign of things to come. The two new wards, to be opened today by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey, contain 32 beds and a 16 cot neo-natal section. […]