Commenting on the judgment in the case of John Downey Jim Allister said:
“John Anthony Downey was accused of the most horrendous crimes. The Hyde Park bombing cost the lives of four people – Roy John Bright, Dennis Richard Anthony Daly, Simon Andrew Tipper and Geoffrey Vernon Young. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:-
“The nigh hysterical chorus demanding the removing of flags from the Giro d’Italia route sets a recent reply from the DRD minister in an interesting context.
“I asked Minister Kennedy:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development what progress has been made in securing the removal of terrorist commemorations from his Department’s property, including that of its arm’s-length bodies. Continue Reading…
TUV leader Jim Allister has spoken out in the Assembly about the delay in Single Farm Payments to his farming constituents in the Portglenone area, whose area was chosen by DARD for remote sensing inspection.
Speaking during the debate on the topic Mr Allister said:- Continue Reading…
As NIW recruits a new Chief Executive, TUV leader Jim Allister is asking the DRD minister why, in view of the modern governmental approach to pension contributions, the £150,000 pa job has been advertised offering a whopping 26.9% employer contribution to a pension pot and a mere 3.5% employee contribution? Continue Reading…
The following is a speech by Jim Allister during yesterday’s debate on shared education:
“Shared education, from everything that I see and hear about it, is one of those fluffy buzzwords that is supposed to give you a warm glow and can really mean whatever you want it to mean. It is clear in the House that it means different things to different interests. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“The revelations in recent days about what has being going on within the Health Service in Northern Ireland have shocked us all.
“Let no one be in any doubt about it – were it not for the fact that BBC Spotlight screened a documentary there would have been no statement to the Assembly or appearance by the Heath Minister before his committee. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“On Thursday of last week I tabled amendments which were due to be debated today to remove paper bags from the ambit of the Carrier Bag Bill.
“This morning the Environment Minister, Mark Durkin, declined to move the Consideration Stage of the Bill due to “the policy implications” of my amendments. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“That a £80 million fund announced in March 2011 should lie unspent with the Office of the Joint First Ministers for almost 3 years before the allocation of any of the money is announced is bad enough but to wait that long and discover that not a penny of the initial batch of money is coming to North Antrim is scandalous. Continue Reading…
Following his attack last week on the DOE proposal to include bags made of any material in the carrier bag tax, during the Consideration stage of the Carrier Bag Bill, TUV MLA Jim Allister has tabled an amendment for debate next Tuesday to remove paper bags from the ambit of the Bill. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“In his Irish News interview published this morning co-First Minister McGuinness admits what ordinary members of the public already know – the executive is an embarrassment. Continue Reading…
