Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has stated that he will be keeping the pressure on Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to end age discrimination in the NHS on local brain injury treatment. His comments follow the case of South Armagh man Michael Hanratty, who was refused treatment because people over the age of 65 are […]
Alliance leader David Ford MLA has welcomed the statement that the UDA has had meaningful engagement with General John de Chastelain but has stated that this is not enough for their conflict transformation funding to be restarted. The statement was made this afternoon by the Secretary of State Shaun Woodward, who has also been criticised […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has demanded that Social Development Margaret Ritchie stand firm on the deadline she made on UDA decommissioning and conflict transformation funding. He stated that if no decommissioning takes place before the Tuesday 9 October deadline, the funding must be stopped immediately. Opposition MLA Kieran McCarthy said: “I want to […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson and East Antrim MLA, Séan Neeson, has welcomed news that Schrader Electronics in Carrickfergus are to create around 50 new jobs by next year. The company produces tyre pressure monitoring systems and these new posts come as a result of the fact that it has won a number of new contracts. Mr […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has expressed shock and sadness at the death of a woman in her thirties in a house fire in Newtownards. The fire took place just after 5.30pm last night in a house in Ilex Avenue on the Glen estate. Ards Councillor, Mr McCarthy, said: “My thoughts are with the family […]
Alliance Executive Director and North Belfast Party Spokesperson Gerry Lynch has called on Sinn Fein to clarify why they have removed a massive anti-water charges poster from a party office on the Antrim Road in North Belfast. He speculated that this may have something to do with their Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy recently receiving […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo is giving the Assembly the chance next Tuesday to call for more funding for the arts, as it is underfunded compared to this sector in other areas of the UK. She is putting forward a motion on the issue and said that the Assembly should take this opportunity to […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has hailed news that cancer survival rates are improving and praised the work of local healthcare staff in delivering this positive news. He did however add that there must be no complacency, and every effort must be made to continue this positive trend. A study published today by the […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has launched a stinging attack on the Executive for stalling on creating a Programme for Government. He said that the delay in creating a Programme for Government has caused uncertainty in our frontline services. David Ford said: “Where is the Programme for Government? Why have the Executive not produced one yet? […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has welcomed the announcement by the PSNI stating that they are to open an office in Belfast to crackdown on human trafficking. She stated that she is going to bring a motion to the Assembly to further highlight the distressing issue of people trafficking. South Belfast MLA Anna Lo […]