03 Sep, 2021 Buckley – “medicine fiasco is immoral and cannot be tolerated” Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley has said the Health Minister's warnings over medicine shortages at the end of the Protocol grace period highlight the blind eye turned by some local parties to the health threats posed by the Northern Ireland Protocol. The DUP MLA tabled a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 17th May which highlighted the importance of the UK internal market for the supply of medicines and medical devices and called on parties to resist disruption to east-west trade for these products. The motion was opposed by Alliance, Green, SDLP and Sinn Fein MLAs.
02 Sep, 2021 “Protocol has been the catalyst for political and economic instability” Speaking after meeting Leo Varadkar in Belfast, the DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP said, “This was a frank exchange of views. He received an honest appraisal of the consequences if the Protocol remains.
02 Sep, 2021 Education Minister hails £21m investment in special schools Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has today hailed a £21m investment in the provision of education for special schools.
01 Sep, 2021 “Varadkar visit will be meaningless unless he changes his approach” – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP will meet Leo Varadkar on Thursday morning and deliver a stern message.
01 Sep, 2021 Trevor Clarke – “serious questions for PSNI Senior Command” The DUP’s lead member on the Policing Board Trevor Clarke has spoken in advance of Thursday’s meeting to outline how the South Armagh Policing Review has raised more questions than it has answered.
31 Aug, 2021 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson – “South Armagh policing report would make Patten blush” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has described the South Armagh Policing Review as “the most politically naïve document to ever receive endorsement from a Chief Constable.”
31 Aug, 2021 Sir Jeffrey – “shameful that courts had to force SF to deliver victims payment” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has welcomed the opening of the Victims’ Payments Scheme for Permanent Disablement at 12 noon today (Tuesday 31 August 2021).
27 Aug, 2021 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson – “Protocol in danger of dragging NI backwards” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was in Dublin on Friday for discussions with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin. Sir Jeffrey warned the Taoiseach that having helped create the Protocol, Dublin cannot wash its hands of the problem.
27 Aug, 2021 Pam Cameron - "people being denied second jab for bureaucratic reasons" DUP South Antrim MLA and Vice-Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Health Committee Pam Cameron has urged the Minister of Health to scale up efforts to facilitate the exchange of Covid-19 vaccination data between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
26 Aug, 2021 DUP welcomes major step forward on community facilities for Westland DUP First Minister Paul Givan met this afternoon with local MLA William Humphrey, Councillors Fred Cobain and Dean McCullough and members of the local community to discuss progress on new facilities for the Westland area.