Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned the attacks on three paramedics on the North Coast within the last month. The third attack on Sunday night resulted in ambulance cover for the area being reduced for several hours. The Coleraine Councillor said: “This is totally out of order and I would completely condemn any individual […]
Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy through his Assembly motion today has called for all MLAs to demand free public transport for women pensioners from the age of 60. Currently men get free public transport at their retirement age of 65; however, women retire at 60 but only get free transport at 65. He stated that he […]
Alliance MLA Séan Neeson today during DEL Ministerial questions asked Reg Empey what plans he has to help debt-hit local students. Mr Neeson asked the Minister whether he plans to increase the salary threshold at which graduates must start making student loan repayments. The East Antrim Assembly Member said: “£15,000 is not a particularly high […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has hailed the announcement by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey today in the Assembly chamber regarding further funding for dental care locally. The Strangford MLA, Mr McCarthy, said: “I am very glad that the Minister has acted to improve dental services locally. This funding is long overdue with such a […]
Alliance South Belfast Anna Lo MLA has urged officials to make sure that there is a full investigation into the fire that happened at Dempsey’s pub in Belfast city centre overnight. Over forty firefighters tackled the blaze the cause of which is under investigation. The South Belfast MLA said: “I would like to see a […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has slammed those involved in last night’s petrol bomb attack on a house in Antrim. The attack in Dromain Drive at 10.20pm left the garden alight and one window broken. A 31-year-old man was arrested after the incident. The South Antrim MLA said:”This was a very sinister attack which harks back […]
Following the Ulster Unionists’ response on their word-for-word copy Assembly motion, Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA stated that the UUP have shown real incompetence and a lack of regard for the issue of fuel poverty. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “If Roy Beggs had genuinely intended to highlight the issue of fuel poverty he should […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Séan Neeson MLA has warned the Ulster Unionists and the DUP that for us to have any chance of lower corporation tax, the Assembly must have tax-varying powers. In a Sinn Fein-proposed Assembly debate on Monday the UUP and DUP indicated that they did not want the Assembly to have these powers, […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed plans from the Executive to increase the legal smoking age and has demanded that they ensure better policing of cigarette vendors. His comments follow Sir Reg Empey saying that the Executive plans to start a consultation on the issue soon. The Strangford MLA said: “I welcome the […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has condemned those who smashed a number of windows at hotel in Portaferry. All the windows of the restaurant at the Narrows Hotel were smashed in the early hours of this morning. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am appalled at the thoughtlessness of the thugs who carried out this damage. […]