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Green Party Assembly Manifesto 2016
A Zero Waste Strategy for Northern Ireland The Green Party manifesto for the Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2016 1 Green Party in Northern Ireland | Manifesto 2016 Introduction The Green Party is We hate waste, wherever it is found, and pledge to bring about an end to the standing on a promise waste of money, time and opportunities of Zero Waste. at Stormont. By taking a Zero Waste approach to our economy, society and environment, we can make Northern Ireland a better place for us all to live. Green Party candidates for the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2 3 Green Party in Northern Ireland | Manifesto 2016 Contents Foreword 7 A Zero Waste Strategy for People 8 Education 8 Health 9 Justice 10 Arts 10 Equality 10 Democracy 11 A Zero Waste Strategy for the Environment 12 Planning 12 Natural resources 12 Agriculture 13 Animals 13 A Zero Waste Strategy for the Economy 14 Energy 14 Jobs 15 Housing 16 Transport 16 Green Party candidates 2016 17 4 5 Green Party in Northern Ireland | Manifesto 2016 Our Green Party councillors in North Down brought about a ban on circuses using animals on council Foreword property. They have supported community workers speaking out against paramilitary intimidation and have In the past five years, the Green Party’s been working towards giving the public a say in how membership has trebled, and continues to rise. money is spent. Our share of the vote has doubled between Westminster elections and we had our best ever Equality and social justice, inextricably linked with council election. -
Article the Empire Strikes Back: Brexit, the Irish Peace Process, and The
ARTICLE THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: BREXIT, THE IRISH PEACE PROCESS, AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LAW Kieran McEvoy, Anna Bryson, & Amanda Kramer* I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................610 II. BREXIT, EMPIRE NOSTALGIA, AND THE PEACE PROCESS .......................................................................615 III. ANGLO-IRISH RELATIONS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ...........................................................................624 IV. THE EU AND THE NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE PROCESS .......................................................................633 V. BREXIT, POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND IDENTITY POLITICS IN NORTHERN IRELAND ....637 VI. BREXIT AND THE “MAINSTREAMING” OF IRISH REUNIFICATION .........................................................643 VII. BREXIT, POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND THE GOVERNANCE OF SECURITY ..................................646 VIII. CONCLUSION: BREXIT AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LAW ...............................................................................657 * The Authors are respectively Professor of Law and Transitional Justice, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Law, Queens University Belfast. We would like to acknowledge the comments and advice of a number of colleagues including Colin Harvey, Brian Gormally, Daniel Holder, Rory O’Connell, Gordon Anthony, John Morison, and Chris McCrudden. We would like to thank Alina Utrata, Kevin Hearty, Ashleigh McFeeters, and Órlaith McEvoy for their research assistance. As is detailed below, we would also like to thank the Economic -
AGNEW and OTHERS Applicants -And
UKSC 2016/0201 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM on a reference from the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland pursuant to paragraph 33 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 of devolution issues arising in the case of STEVEN AGNEW and OTHERS Applicants -and- (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION (2) THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Respondents and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND (at whose requirement the present reference was made) WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANTS IN THE JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS INTRODUCTION 1. By proceedings for judicial review commenced in the High Court in Northern Ireland, the applicants in the above-proceedings1 challenged the proposed means on the part of Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) by which it would notify the European Council of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union under Article 50(2) TEU. HMG’s public stance has made clear that its intention is to provide notification from the relevant Secretary of State, in purported exercise of royal prerogative and without Parliamentary authority contained in legislation, that the whole of the United Kingdom intends to leave European Union. The question is whether that is lawful. 2. The applicants in the judicial review proceedings fall into three categories. A number of them are Members of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland and prominent politicians2. A second group comprises those with close associations to the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland. The third is two well-respected human rights organisations operating in Northern Ireland. -
IRISHWIND Autumn 2020
IRISHWIND Autumn 2020 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Building Onshore Wind – 70by30 plans Minister Ryan writes for Irish Wind Offshore wind, floating wind and Irish ports Foreword by David Connolly, IWEA CEO This has been a challenging year for our While the Climate Action Plan sets out a vision for a 70 per cent contents industry, much as it has been for so many renewable electricity system it never set out the very specific parts of Irish society, as we struggle to detail of what needs to be done by Government departments, adapt to a very new world. the system operators, the regulator and a host of other bodies to enable us to reach that target. Many of us worry for family members WELCOME TO THE AUTUMN 2020 particularly at risk from Covid-19 or have Addressing this has been the focus of the 70by30 Committee Foreword - David Connolly, IWEA, CEO EDITION OF IRISH WIND watched with trepidation as children which has brought together members from across the supply 05 return to school. chain and from various fields of expertise to produce three of a planned four-part series known as the 70by30 Implementation IWEA is the national association for the Welcome to new IWEA members Working environments have changed completely. Going to work Plan. 06 wind industry in Ireland. This magazine now means clearing a space on the kitchen table or assembling provides updates on news and events a table in a spare room, struggling with home broadband and 70by30 what can feel like a never-ending stream of conference calls. -
The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland: Information Resources
Research and Information Service Briefing Paper Paper 34/16 20 May 2016 The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland Information Resources Research and Information Service briefings are compiled for the benefit of MLAs and their support staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. We do, however, welcome written evidence that relates to our papers and this should be sent to the Research and Information Service, Northern Ireland Assembly, Room 139, Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3XX or e-mailed to [email protected] Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 1 Briefing Paper CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Legislatures and governments 4 Northern Ireland Assembly National Assembly for Wales Scottish Parliament House of Commons UK Government Tithe An Oireachtas/Houses Of The Oireachtas Government of Ireland 3 Academia and Think Tanks 10 4 Interest groups and others 14 5 Opinion Polls 16 6 Press 17 7 Forthcoming events 34 If you experience difficulties in opening links directly from this paper, please try copying and pasting the link into your browser. Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 2 Briefing Paper 1) INTRODUCTION The European Union Referendum Act 2015 provides for the question of whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union to be put to a referendum held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. The date for the referendum has now been set as 23 June 2016 and the question that is to appear on ballot papers is: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union’ The answers that are to appear on the ballot papers are: ‘Remain a member of the European Union’ and ‘Leave the European Union’. -
Whole of Government Approaches Report
Whole of Government Approaches Report November 2015 Table of Contents List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction to CollaborationNI ............................................................................................................. 2 Whole of Government Approaches ........................................................................................................ 3 What it is a Whole of Government Approach? ....................................................................................... 5 The Children’s Services Co-Operation Bill and how this fits with Whole of Government approaches .. 9 Whole of Government: a Department of Finance and Personnel Perspective .................................... 13 A working example of Whole of Government Approach ...................................................................... 17 Question and Answer Session ............................................................................................................... 21 Feedback and Key Messages................................................................................................................. 22 List of Abbreviations BCS Business Consultancy Services CNI CollaborationNI CES Centre for Effective Services CO3 Chief Officers 3rd Sector CYPSP Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership DFP Department of Finance and Personnel DHSSPS Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety DSD -
OFFICIAL REPORT (Hansard)
Committee for Infrastructure OFFICIAL REPORT (Hansard) Northern Ireland Hydrogen Ambitions: Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen 11 November 2020 NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY Committee for Infrastructure Northern Ireland Hydrogen Ambitions: Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen 11 November 2020 Members present for all or part of the proceedings: Miss Michelle McIlveen (Chairperson) Mr David Hilditch (Deputy Chairperson) Ms Martina Anderson Mr Roy Beggs Mr Cathal Boylan Mr Keith Buchanan Mrs Dolores Kelly Ms Liz Kimmins Mr Andrew Muir Witnesses: Mr Buta Atwal Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen Mr Jo Bamford Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen The Chairperson (Miss McIlveen): A briefing paper can be found in members' packs. Hansard will report the session. The witnesses from Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen are attending via StarLeaf. We welcome Mr Jo Bamford, the chairman, and Mr Buta Atwal, the chief executive. Gentlemen, you are very welcome to the Committee. We had hoped to visit Wrightbus. That has not been possible due to the pandemic, but, hopefully, it will happen in the near future. If you would like to make your presentation, members will then follow up with some questions. Mr Jo Bamford (Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen): Good morning. Thank you very much for welcoming us to your Committee today. I have probably met some of you along the way over the last year. It has been an interesting year at Wrightbus. Buta Atwal, who is with us today, has been fighting battles and fires and has had an interesting year. What is happening at Wrightbus? [Inaudible] bankruptcy last June. When we took over the business, there were 45 people left in the business. -
What About Government Crime Dr Varadkar?
14/07/2017 Gmail - WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT CRIME DR VARADKAR? William Finnerty <[email protected]> WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT CRIME DR VARADKAR? William Finnerty <[email protected]> Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:25 PM To: Republic of Ireland Prime Minister Dr Leo Varadkar TD <[email protected]>, "Republic of Ireland Attorney General Máire R. Whelan SC" <[email protected]>, Republic of Ireland Chief State Solicitor Eileen Creedon <[email protected]>, Republic of Ireland Chief Police Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan <[email protected]>, Former Republic of Ireland Prime Minister and Fine Gael Party Leader Enda Kenny TD <[email protected]>, "Republic of Ireland Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald TD (Case Reference 0724094243)" <[email protected]>, Republic of Ireland President and Principal Guardian of Republic of Ireland's Constitution Dr Michael D Higgins <[email protected]>, Republic of Ireland Health Minister Simon Harris TD <[email protected]> Cc: "Discretionary Support Inspector D Todd at Office of Discretionary Support Commissioner, Belfast BT7 2JA" <[email protected]>, "Discretionary Support Commissioner, 20 Castle St, Antrim" <[email protected]>, NORTHERN IRELAND PENSION SERVICE <[email protected]>, "Welfare Adviser Damien O'Boyle at Ballynafeigh (Belfast) Community Development Association, Northern Ireland" <[email protected]>, "E&L Kennedy Law Firm, Belfast" <[email protected]>, "First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene -
Find Your Local MLA
Find your local MLA Mr John Stewart UUP East Antrim 95 Main Street Larne Acorn Integrated Primary BT40 1HJ Carnlough Integrated Primary T: 028 2827 2644 Corran Integrated Primary [email protected] Ulidia Integrated College Mr Roy Beggs UUP 3 St. Brides Street Carrickfergus BT38 8AF 028 9336 2995 [email protected] Mr Stewart Dickson Alliance 8 West Street Carrickfergus BT38 7AR 028 9335 0286 [email protected] Mr David Hilditch DUP 2 Joymount Carrickfergus BT38 7DN 028 9332 9980 [email protected] Mr Gordon Lyons DUP 116 Main Street Larne Co. Antrim BT40 1RG 028 2826 7722 [email protected] Mr Robin Newton DUP East Belfast 59 Castlereagh Road Ballymacarret Lough View Integrated Primary Belfast BT5 5FB Mr Andrew Allen UUP 028 9045 9500 [email protected] 174 Albertbridge Road Belfast BT5 4GS 028 9046 3900 [email protected] Ms Joanne Bunting DUP 220 Knock Road Carnamuck Belfast BT5 6QD 028 9079 7100 [email protected] Mrs Naomi Long 56 Upper Newtownards Road Ballyhackamore Belfast BT4 3EL 028 9047 2004 [email protected] Mr Chris Lyttle Alliance 56 Upper Newtownards Road Ballyhackamore Belfast BT4 3EL 028 9047 2004 [email protected] Miss Claire Sugden Independent East Londonderry 1 Upper Abbey Street Coleraine Carhill Integrated Primary BT52 1BF Mill Strand Integrated Primary 028 7032 7294 Roe Valley Integrated Primary [email protected] North Coast Integrated College -
The Debate on Abortion in Northern Ireland
The Debate on Abortion in Northern Ireland: An examination of voices and frames in mainstream media Malene Bethina Nicolajsen MA THESIS Supervisor: Lise Rolandsen Agustin Master’s Programme in European Studies & Global Gender Studies Aalborg University Spring 2017 Abstract The topic of this thesis is an analysis of the public debate on abortion in Northern Ireland in terms of inclusion and exclusion of voices and frames. On December 15th 2015, a judge at the Belfast High Court ruled that the current abortion law in the province of Northern Ireland was incompatible with human rights, specifically when it came to abortion provisions in cases of fatal fetal abnormality and rape or incest. The Northern Ireland Assembly chose to vote on proposed amendments to the abortion law on February 10th 2016. This study examined the debate on abortion that took place in mainstream media in relation to the proposed changes to the law, with the scope limited to the time span between these two events. The problem formulation examined is: How does the public debate on abortion in Northern Ireland include some voices and frames and potentially exclude others? Previous studies on abortion in Northern Ireland have identified that the anti-abortion view is dominant in the province’ political institutions (see e.g. Smyth 2006; Thomson 2016;). There has been a tendency to draw on a common culture of pro-life that serve to make people of a different opinion refrain from voicing their views (see e.g. Fegan & Rebouche 2003). Furthermore, a study by Ferree et al. (2002) found that some actors were excluded from mainstream media in the public debate on abortion in both Germany and the United States. -
FOI 11-20 Travel by Mlas the Following Abbreviations Have Been
FOI 11-20 Travel by MLAs The following abbreviations have been used in the report BIMR Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands Mediterranean Regions BIPA British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly CLRAE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe April 2015 to March 2016 Costs Recovered / Paid by Third One Name of MLA From To Destination Cost Centre Air Fare Purpose Party Way/Return Mitchel McLaughlin MLA 04-May-15 06-May-15 Cardiff Speaker's Office £157.57 Return Visit to Welsh Assembly Brenda Hale MLA 23-May-15 27-May-15 Cyprus - Did Not Travel Engagement £593.00 Return BIMR Conference Jo-Anne Dobson MLA 23-May-15 27-May-15 Cyprus - Did Not Travel Engagement £160.00 Return BIMR Conference Adrian McQuillan MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh - Did Not Travel Committee for Finance £69.98 Return Committee Visit Daithi McKay MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh Committee for Finance £69.98 Return Committee Visit Dominic Bradley MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh - Did Not Travel Committee for Finance £88.00 Return Committee Visit Jim Wells MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh Committee for Finance £175.00 Return Committee Visit Judith Cochrane MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh - Did Not Travel Committee for Finance £69.98 Return Committee Visit Leslie Cree MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh Committee for Finance £102.98 Return Committee Visit Paul Girvan MLA 27-May-15 27-May-15 Edinburgh - Did Not Travel Committee for Finance £48.34 Return Committee Visit Peter Weir MLA 27-May-15 28-May-15 Edinburgh - Did Not Travel Committee for -
OFFICIAL REPORT (Hansard)
Committee for Infrastructure OFFICIAL REPORT (Hansard) Commercial Bus Service Permits and Transport Integration: Department for Infrastructure 9 June 2021 NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY Committee for Infrastructure Commercial Bus Service Permits and Transport Integration: Department for Infrastructure 9 June 2021 Members present for all or part of the proceedings: Miss Michelle McIlveen (Chairperson) Mr David Hilditch (Deputy Chairperson) Ms Martina Anderson Mr Roy Beggs Mr Cathal Boylan Mr Keith Buchanan Mrs Dolores Kelly Ms Liz Kimmins Mr Andrew Muir Witnesses: Mr Stuart Gilmore Department for Infrastructure Ms Jackie Robinson Department for Infrastructure The Chairperson (Miss McIlveen): I welcome, via StarLeaf, Jackie Robinson, director of the public transport division, and Stuart Gilmore, head of the public transport regulation branch. It is good to see you. Jackie, you can make some opening remarks, and members will follow up with questions. Ms Jackie Robinson (Department for Infrastructure): Thank you very much, Chair. Thanks to the Committee for the opportunity to present to you. We will talk you through the commercial bus service permit (CBSP) system. As detailed in your briefing, the commercial bus service permit scheme was introduced following the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. The aim of the scheme is to enable bus operators to identify gaps in the public transport network and to provide that service under a bus permit issued by the Department. The system complements the public transport network that the Department facilitates through the public service agreement (PSA) with Translink. The legislation sets out the considerations that the Department must take into account and who should be consulted when assessing the applications.