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Communities Department Capita 'assessment' contract decision slammed

The decision by the Department for Communities (DfC) to re-appoint Capita to carry out assessments for Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been slammed by local anti-poverty campaigner, Sinéad Quinn. Capita will also carry out assessments ...

10 Jul 2023 at 12:15

Northern Ireland

Opposition plans amendment as Budget Bill comes before MLAs

The Stormont Opposition is set to table an amendment as the Budget Bill comes before MLAs. Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole said it wants to improve accountability and transparency in devolved government. The SDLP is set to propose that the ...

19 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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Households to get extra monthly credit for electricity bills

The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has confirmed that electricity customers will receive a payment of €89.10, spread between March and September of this year. The impact for bill paying customers will mean that their ...

09 Feb 2023 at 16:10

Donegal County Council supports call to reestablish Derry to Dublin air link

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Donegal County Council support call to reestablish Derry to Dublin air link

Donegal County Council is to call on the Irish government to support the restoration of the Derry to Dublin air link. Buncrana Sinn Féin based councillor Jack Murray received the backing of Donegal County Council to call on the Irish ...

26 Mar 2024 at 14:00

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Public service to mark 49th anniversary of Coleraine bombing

A public service will take place on Sunday (June 12) to mark the 49th anniversary of the Coleraine bomb. This follows the recent installation of a commemorative stone on Railway Road to remember those killed, injured, and affected ...

09 Jun 2022 at 14:00

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Unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are left in dark, says McLaughlin

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has said it is unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are being left in the dark, following the publication of a new report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman. As part of the ...

15 Jun 2023 at 18:10

Northern Ireland

Ombudsman says waiting list failures amount to ‘systemic maladministration’

A report into how patients on healthcare waiting lists in Northern Ireland are kept informed has said that “repeated failures” across the system amount to systemic maladministration. Margaret Kelly, the NI Public Services ...

15 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Serious failings may have shortened mother’s life, Ombudsman finds

“Serious” failings in the care of an elderly woman at a Northern Ireland care home may have shortened her life, a watchdog has found. Public Services Ombudsman Margaret Kelly said the failings in the treatment of the ...

30 Nov 2022 at 18:56

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Significant failings at care home ‘may have shortened mother’s life’

An investigation into a County Derry care home found that a patient's dentures were lodged in her throat for 24 hours before being detected. A report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman found ...

06 Dec 2022 at 13:35

Northern Ireland

Unions to begin industrial action in dispute over pay for healthcare staff

Health staff in two Northern Ireland trade unions will begin industrial action later. Members of Unison and Nipsa (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance) are taking the action as part of a dispute over ...

05 Dec 2022 at 03:45

Northern Ireland

Unions start industrial action in dispute over pay for healthcare staff

Health staff in two Northern Ireland trade unions have started industrial action. Unison and Nipsa (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance) members are taking the action as part of a dispute over pay. ...

05 Dec 2022 at 11:20

Northern Ireland

Westminster needs to step in over NI health crisis, committee chairwoman says

The UK Government needs to “step in” to help with a financial crisis facing Northern Ireland’s health service, the chair of a Stormont committee has said. Health Committee chairwoman Liz Kimmins made ...

16 Jan 2025 at 16:20

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