News Archives for August, 2006
31 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that the rates crisis facing people in the Six Counties will not be dealt with by British direct rule Ministers and laid the blame for the failure to get the power-sharing Executive back in place squarely at the door of the DUP. Read full article
30 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that if areas in South Belfast are to be truly regarded as 'mixed' areas then unionists need to show political leadership and face up to the sectarian intimidation that is ongoing in the area. Cllr. Maskey was speaking after sectarian graffiti was painted on houses, businesses and walls in the Ballynafeigh area. Read full article
30 August, 2006
New research published independently by Millward Brown Ulster revealed that 80% of the people surveyed would like to see their MP, MLA or local councillor support Integrated Education in the North.
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has responded to a statement issued by the NI Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) in relation to new research published independently by Millward Brown Ulster, which stated that respondents favoured those politicians, and parties that supported Integrated Education. Read full article
30 August, 2006
Commenting on speculation that the two governments are planning fresh political talks outside Ireland in early October Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey today said that the governments needed to focus their attention on the only remaining blockage to restored institutions, the failure of the DUP to embrace power sharing. Read full article
28 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile has called on the PSNI to reveal if one of its '£10 touts' was involved in a series of break-ins in the Short Strand area at the weekend. Read full article
26 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has attacked the water reform agenda and those who claim to oppose its imposition saying that the only way to sort out the mess is to get a locally accountable power sharing Executive back in place without delay. Read full article
24 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile this morning led a delegation to meet with representatives of the Planning Service. The East Belfast Sinn Féin representative was meeting to stress the importance of ensuring that social housing was included on vacant land on the Mountpottinger Road, adjacent to the bus depot. Read full article
23 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has called on parents to ensure that they know what their children are up to and where they are. The call comes after the building site at the former North Cricket ground was vandalised on a number of occasions recently. Read full article
23 August, 2006
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has said that Israel must be held accountable for its recent war crimes in Lebanon. The Balmoral Sinn Féin representative was reacting to claims from international human rights group Amnesty International that Israel deliberately targeted civilians during its recent attacks on Lebanon. Read full article
22 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that the shake-up in public transport must not lead to unfettered de-regulation and backdoor privatisation that would result the cherry picking of profitable routes to the detriment of other essential routes. Read full article
21 August, 2006
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long today said that the response to a survey of 300 members of the Orange Order which claims that 5.4% of those who responded were likely to vote the SDLP and that 13.5% would possibly give the SDLP their second preference vote shows how far that SDLP have drifted from a nationalist agenda. Read full article
21 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has voiced concern about the exploitation of migrant workers after it was revealed that of 86 Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) inspected by the Housing Executive in Belfast between Jan and August 2003, 73 required Article 80 notices requiring the landlord to upgrade the dwelling to the correct standard, and demanded more resources to ensure the immediate registration of all HMOs. Read full article
21 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile today welcomed the move by the Electoral Office to remove the annual registration requirement and move to a ten year system. However he expressed some concerns that the new register is being compiled from a blank sheet and is not using the current register as a starting point. Read full article
21 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has welcomed the transfer of responsibility for parking enforcement away from the PSNI but has warned that the awarding of the contract to National Car Parks Ltd (NCP) will lead to profits before service. Read full article
17 August, 2006
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long today said that the SDLP have increasingly drifted from a nationalist agenda and, at a time when pressure should be on the DUP, the SDLP find themselves allied with Ian Paisley on many key issues. Read full article
16 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has welcomed the debate from the UUP on how to develop wider democratic participation as part of the shake-up of local government. Read full article
16 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has called upon parents to ensure that they know where their children are after a number of complaints were received about children from the Lower Ormeau area running across the railway tracks. Read full article
16 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey has praised those involved in securing the 450 jobs at the Prudential Call Centre in Belfast. Mr Maskey's remarks come after the Prudential announced that the centre had been sold to another operator, Capita and the 450 jobs secured. Read full article
12 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile has hit out at those responsible for a suspected racist arson attack on a house on the Castlereagh Road in East Belfast this morning. Read full article
11 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile has called upon the Housing Executive and the Department for Social Development (DSD) to act on the findings of a study carried out by 'St Matthew's Housing Association'. The study, commissioned by the Housing Association, and launched earlier in the year, show that the official housing waiting lists for the area do not accurately reflect the housing need. Read full article
10 August, 2006
East Belfast Sinn Féin representative Niall Ó'Donnghaile has welcomed the decision by the Consumer Council to refer the exorbitant overdraft charging by Banks to the Office of Fair Trading. Read full article
9 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that he shares the concerns of the Volunteer Development Agency (VDA) that new guidelines from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department of Social Development (DSD) would mean that volunteers in receipt of benefits will not be able to claim lunch expenses. Read full article
9 August, 2006
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has pledged the Party's support to the residents of the Trossach's area in their attempt to get Belfast City Council to adopt Willis Lake and maintain it as a conservation area. Read full article
9 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that smoke damage caused to the Mornington Community Centre on the Lower Ormeau Road by a bonfire last night, and the fact that the bonfire event itself was used as a cover for anti-social elements to break into the centre underlines the negative impact of bonfire's upon the community. Read full article
9 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has called for alley-gating to be introduced in Knock Eden Drive to tackle the issue of people dumping rubbish in the area. Read full article
8 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has said that local residents in the Lower Ormeau will be disappointed that the SDLP have backtracked on their pledge to oppose the selling of land at McClure Street by the Council to the highest bidder and have also backtracked on their pledge to campaign for family homes on the site. Read full article
7 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has hit out at this mornings decision by Belfast City Council's Park committee to sell off a plot of vacant land at McClure Street to the highest bidder. Sinn Féin had lobbied for the land to be designated for social housing and had also argued that any developments on the land needed to be sensitive to the needs of an interface area. Read full article
7 August, 2006
Balmoral Sinn Féin representative Stiofan Long has called for an immediate halt to attacks by the Israeli regime in Lebanon. Read full article
7 August, 2006
South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has demanded to know why, almost nine months since homes where flooded on the Lower Ormeau Road, residents are still waiting for repairs to be carried out to their homes and to date nobody has been held responsible for the flooding and no pre-emptive measures have been put in place to ensure that this never happens again. Cllr. Maskey was speaking after figures from a survey carried out by Party activists highlighted a number of failures and inadequacies in the Government's reaction to the flooding and its aftermath. Read full article
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