Roy Beggs MLA, Ulster Unionist member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has highlighted the need for the PAC to carry out an investigation into the generation of electricity from renewable energy in Northern Ireland....
Reacting to the Health Minister`s Urgent Statement to the Assembly on Friday 9 October 2020, Ulster Unionist Party leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: "The comments from our Health Minister should be a wake-up call to...
This statement summarises the current situation regarding the ongoing and rapid increase of positive Coronavirus cases in Northern Ireland. Today, my Department’s daily Covid-19 dashboard reports for the first time that more than 1,000 additional positive...
The third meeting of the Executive Working Group on Mental Wellbeing, Resilience and Suicide Prevention has taken place by video conference today. Ministers provided updates on their Department’s progress on the Protect Life 2 action plan...
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the relaunch of the Department’s Workforce Appeal to boost staff numbers to assist in the battle against Covid-19. The initial appeal in March saw 1,702 doctors, nurses and other ancillary...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has said that the refusal of Dublin to engage with the family of IRA murder victim Ian Sproule will come as no surprise to anyone...
Ulster Unionist MLA, Alan Chambers, has stated that the Justice Minister should act promptly and decisively to deal with Gerry Kelly`s membership of the Policing Board following his tweet glorifying IRA criminality. Alan Chambers MLA said: “I...
The Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has demanded the Government raise the allegations of a Garda agent operating at the head of the IRA with the Dublin Government, following the NIO’s pathetic response to two...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Health Spokesperson, Alan Chambers, has welcomed the GAA’s move to suspend club games at all levels following a number of weekend incidents where social distancing was not observed. Alan Chambers MLA...
The Health Minister Robin Swann is urging young people to download the StopCOVID NI app and to get their parents to do it too. The Minister’s ask comes on the back of a record-breaking week for...