Tag: Deirdre Hargey
3 days ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Nothing to see here... Sinn Fein closes ranks for a Covid whitewash

Where does real power lie in Sinn Féin? With the leaders we see or the leaders who are unseen? When the UK-wide publi...

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13 days ago
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SF minister admits she knew going to Bobby Storey funeral would undermine Covid effort

A senior Sinn Féin figure has admitted that she knew before attending veteran republican Bobby Storey's funeral that ...

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over 1 year ago
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Sinn Fein ex-minister silent on why she sat on housing report for weeks

A former Sinn Fein minister has refused to say why for weeks she sat on a politically embarrassing housing report, wh...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: Housing crisis will not be solved by Sinn Féin’s cynical populism

Nine months ago, a bafflingly absurd scene unfolded in the Northern Ireland Assembly, followed by a less public seque...

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over 1 year ago
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Sinn Fein’s Deirdre Hargey asks for benefits uplift in joint letter with Scottish and Welsh minis...

The Northern Ireland Communities Minister has issued a joint letter to the UK Work and Pensions Secretary alongside t...

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almost 2 years ago
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Communities Minister needs to review cash given to pensioners for winter fuel payment, says SDLP

A review of the rate of Winter Fuel Payment and an emergency package of money should be developed by the Communities ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi reaffirms commitment to £400 energy discount scheme in Northern Ireland

Households in Northern Ireland will receive a £400 payment in the autumn to help with energy costs, according to the ...

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about 2 years ago
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MLAs who tried to cut rents in Northern Ireland will actually force them up, claims estate agents...

A body which represents estate agents has claimed that private rents in Northern Ireland are likely to increase as a ...

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about 2 years ago
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Northern Ireland-wide 10% rent cut halted after Sinn Féin U-turns to vote down proposal

Within the space of 12 days, the Assembly has bizarrely U-turned on a new law to give every private renter a 10% rent...

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about 2 years ago
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Sam McBride: MLAs ‘mistakenly’ vote to force 10% cut on rents in latest Stormont shambles

MLAs have voted, seemingly by mistake, to change the law in a way which would cut housing rents for every private ren...

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about 2 years ago
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Minister Deirdre Hargey confirms £200 energy support payments to begin from March 10

A one-off £200 payment scheme for those struggling with rising energy costs in Northern Ireland is to open from March...

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over 2 years ago
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Northern Ireland Football League welcomes ‘assurances’ after Minister Hargey confirms stadium fun...

The Northern Ireland Football League has welcomed assurances they have received from the Communities Minister Deirdre...

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over 2 years ago
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Sinn Fein’s Hargey writing to other Stormont ministers in hope of ‘unlocking’ stadium funding

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has confirmed she will write to other Stormont ministers in a bid to progress fun...

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over 2 years ago
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Residents at Northern Ireland’s only homeless hostel for women have occupancy licence ‘terminated’

Residents at Northern Ireland’s only all-women homeless accommodation facility have received a letter by management t...

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over 2 years ago
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Deirdre Hargey announces additional £2million for emergency winter fuel scheme

An additional £2million is to be issued as part of emergency fuel payments to those most impacted by rising energy co...

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over 2 years ago
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Public is asked for its views on £150m Queen’s Quay proposal

A new era is set to dawn for part of Belfast’s waterfront as the public is consulted on a £150m redevelopment of Quee...

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over 2 years ago
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Success for local Paralympians ‘inspiring’ as games come to a close

Northern Ireland’s Paralympians have been celebrated for their success as the Games in Japan came to a close yesterday.

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over 2 years ago
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Success for Northern Ireland Paralympians ‘inspiring’ as games come to a close

Northern Ireland’s Paralympians have been celebrated for their success as the Games in Japan came to a close yesterday.

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over 2 years ago
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Rural homes: Sympathetic design and green heating key elements of £1.8m scheme

Construction has begun on nine new homes in Randalstown, Co Antrim, in an £1.8m investment.

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