MLA for East Belfast 2015 - Present | Royal Irish Regiment Soldier Injured in Afghanistan | Veterans Advocate | 2018 Soldiering On Inspiration Award Winner.
"The housing crisis has been well documented and with each passing day that we fail to get to grips with it, more and more people are coming to harm."
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This will hit many unpaid carers hard
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for helping me to tell this important story
During today's Communities questions I sought the Minister's view on the Carers recognition payment contained within the independent welfare mitigation review report.
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🌟 Exciting opportunity alert! Join us at our Employment Fair on May 2nd for Year 12-14 students. Connect with a variety of local employers, explore career paths, and kickstart your future! Don't miss out! In partnership with
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Had an incredible evening at the Inspire Youth Awards, celebrating the outstanding work happening across East Belfast! Huge kudos to everyone who made the awards possible, the nominees, and the organisations tirelessly making a positive impact in our community every single day.…
The Beersbridge Road in east Belfast is currently closed at its junction with the Castlereagh Road due to a fire in the area. Traffic is being diverted through Trillick Street and Lord Street. Please avoid the area if possible as queuing traffic is building.
During Assembly Commission Questions this afternoon I sought an update on whether any further accessibility adaptations are under consideration. Watch below 👇
Yesterday at the Communities Committee meeting, I raised a concern regarding Welfare Supplementary Payments (Bedroom Tax). There's currently no mechanism to contest errors of payments which are made directly to a person's social landlord and subsequently recovered. Often,…
Thanks to Peter and the team at
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’s In Touch programme for shedding light on the significant challenges relating to low-income healthcare costs faced by individuals transitioning to or already on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland. The full programme is available at:…
My question to the Communities Minister regarding sub regional stadia, his conversations with the UK Sports Minister and a wee invite to Lisburn Rangers FC to see what exciting plans they have ⚽️🏟️
Road users are advised of a build-up of traffic on the Sydenham Bypass at its junction with Dee Street due to a road traffic collision in the area. Officers are at the scene assisting with traffic control. Please seek an alternative route this morning, if possible.
For question time today, I was selected to ask a question to the Executive Office. I asked the deputy First Minister the below question and followed up by asking whether the dFM would commit to pressing for a standalone housing outcome in the Programme for Government.
Tabled…
It was disappointing that the committee didn't have more time with the Permanent Secretary to cover things in the detail required. Tackling poverty must be high on the agenda for the Department. I managed to touch briefly on welfare mitigations yesterday, but look forward to…
Completion and publication of the Disability strategy accompanied by wider cross-departmental legislative reform is imperative and must happen without delay. Happy to also hear from the Permanent Secretary that disability is something the Minister has indicated he wishes the…
Following a 6-day trial in the Federal Court of New York, Jonathan Sneed & his sister, co-counsel Shannon Pennock, secured a $32,125,672 verdict for our client who was crushed by a door at a
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