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NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING | 28 June 2008 |
SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh has called for the introduction of Community Neighbourhood Policing Teams in the Newry and Mourne area to help combat youth drinking, anti-social behaviour, and other types of crime.
‘We need Community Neighbourhood Policing Teams to work in communities on a constant basis in order that the police can build up strong working relationships with our people locally. "
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ST PAUL'S RETIREMENT | 27 June 2008 |
Speaking during the retirement dinner last Wednesday at St Paul's Dominic Bradley said "
St Paul’s embodies all that we are seeking to achieve through education reform’ the school serves its community well and is highly valued by its community.
With choice and diversity at the heart of a new system, with adequate investment, with new partnerships between schools and with the capacity for schools to pursue specialisms, we can free our children to explore the full range of their talents, to choose their own challenges and to achieve without stigma."
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RUANE CHILDCARE FAILURE | 26 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA has expressed his disappointment that Education Minister Caitriona Ruane has failed to get funding to continue up to 6000 childcare places under the Extended Schools Project "It is becoming increasingly obvious that in February Peter Robinson cobbled together a dodgy budget designed to paper over the cracks between Sinn Fein and the DUP. Our decision to vote against it is being vindicated day after day. "
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BISHOPS CONCERNED | 26 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA has said Minister Caitriona Ruane must urgently provide clarity about her proposals for school selection.
Supporting the sentiments expressed by Catholic Bishops Mr Bradley stated, "I share the concerns of Catholic Bishops that there are serious uncertainties around the Minister's proposals for education reform. This is something that I have been saying for month now. Parents and teachers want to know how reforms will affect their children in their local areas"
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WOOLLY ON SCRUDU | 25 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA has expressed his disappointment that the Minister of Education Caitriona Ruane has not advanced the case for the teachers' Irish Language qualification course (Scrúdu Cáilíochta na Gaeilge) being available in one of the teacher training colleges in the North of Ireland.
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DUP WAR ON IRISH | 25 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA said it is becoming clear that the DUP is using its grip on the Assembly to systematically attack everything to do with the Irish language. "it seems the DUP is planning to put down an Assembly motion objecting to every new Irish-medium school in the north. Today they are attacking a proposal for a Gaelscoil in Derry on utterly spurious grounds supposedly to do with falling rolls"
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LOCAL SPORTS JEOPARDY | 25 June 2008 |
Member of the Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee Dominic Bradley MLA has said the Northern Ireland Executive must now show leadership and move ahead with the plans for a multi-sports stadium at the Maze site. "The proposal for a multi-sports stadium at the Maze has been on the table for some time now. The three main sports have given their support to the proposal and politicians from both traditions have given their backing to the plan. Yet all we have is hold-up and excuses for not progressing this matter"
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REALISTIC JOBS PLANNING | 25 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA has said all the stakeholders in the economy need to work together more closely to match our labour force to the economy. "I am pleased to see Invest NI committing itself not only to increasing business opportunities home and abroad but also to increasing employment opportunities for those living in areas of economic disadvantage"
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CHURCH WATER CHARGES | 25 June 2008 |
The Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy has written to the SDLP informing the party that there will be no exemption for churches to pay water rates. The Minister said, 'Places of worship are classed as non-domestic premises and Northern Ireland Water's policy is to install water meters for billing purposes on all properties that are not used exclusively for domestic purposes. These properties include charities and other non-profit organisations such as churches and schools.'
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FREE TRAVEL SCHEME? | 25 June 2008 |
Dominic Bradley MLA has welcomed the extension of free travel for people aged between 60 and 64 years old, however he has questioned why people will have to wait until October to avail of this scheme. "The SDLP has long fought for all-Ireland free travel for all people from the age of 60 however the progress in this matter has been frustratingly slow".
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