Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has called for an Arthritis drug that has just been put on the English and Welsh Health Service to also be put on the Health Service here. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has just put this drug on the health service in England and Wales; a […]
At a meeting of the Town Planning Committee on Thursday 20th September permission was given to the Irish Rugby Football Union at Ravenhill to proceed with the development of the stadium to include the erection of three new stands, new hospitality, players and ancillary facilities, in spite of very strong objections from the local residents. […]
Alliance Party Councillor Stewart Dickson has called on the Northern Health Board to reintroduce 24 hour Accident and Emergency services at Whiteabbey hospital following a report that claims that patient’s lives are put at risk by having to travel further due to the closure of some Accident and Emergency units. The report conducted by the […]
Alliance Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has questioned the decision to divert 42 million pounds of lottery funding from good causes in Northern Ireland to pay for the 2012 Olympics Games in London. The money which was to paid out over the next four years has been seen as a blow to local […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has slammed the hypocrisy of some Ards Councillors for complaining about a lack of tourism resources on one hand and then doing very little to stop the sale of land vital to the local tourism industry. Mr McCarthy has led the campaign to stop the Ards land sell-off which involved […]
Larne Alliance Councillor Gerardine Mulvenna has condemned an offensive remark made to DUP Cllr Bobby McKee in relation to his disability. The incident took place on Monday when they were discussing a planning issue. Cllr Gerardine Mulvenna said: “This remark is deeply offensive. We are trying to drive all forms of prejudice out of our […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the latest report from the Bamford Review and called on the Health Minister to give assurances that he will overhaul mental health laws as recommended by the report. Today’s report is the last in a series of ten published by the Bamford Review. Opposition MLA, Mr McCarthy […]
Alliance Higher Education Spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has re-issued a challenge to the burden of debt placed on local students on the day that A-Level results are published locally. She has called on the Executive to abolish tuition and top-up fees and take the pain out of student debt repayments. The South Belfast MLA stated: […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has stated that after 100 days of devolution the Executive still has to prove that it will make a real and positive difference to peoples’ everyday lives. He stated that a massive issue that the Executive is failing on is creating a shared future, with OFMDFM’s continued stalling of the publication […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has strongly condemned a shooting that took place in his constituency overnight. A 28 year old man was shot at 01:00 am this morning as he got out of a car when a man approached him with a shotgun. The Alliance chief Whip said: “I totally condemn this shooting; acts […]