Archive for July, 2011
MP pursues improvements for Castlewellan Forest Park
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
SDLP MP MLA Margaret Ritchie has written to the Department for Agriculture to seek improved facilities at Castlewellan Forest Park. Ms Ritchie stated, “The Forest Park is a wonderful natural asset in our community and all efforts must be made to preserve its unique environmental attributes as well as enhancing its visitor facilities. At this [...]
Minister of Justice No Action Taken Following Loughinisland Report
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Speaking after receiving written answers from the Minister of Justice on the questions she posed about his actions following the publications of the Police Ombudsman’s Report into the Loughinisland Atrocity the MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie said; “I am shocked to learn that the Minister of Justice has had no discussions on the findings [...]
SDLP Leader Margaret Ritchie has welcomed the Minister for Regional Development’s response on roads completion in private Housing Estates
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
“I have been pursuing improvements to the living conditions for home owners in estates where the developer is no longer able to complete the work on roads, street lighting etc and where homeowners are living in unsafe and unacceptable surroundings. This problem blights many private housing estates and the lives of many throughout Northern Ireland. [...]
Ritchie vows to fight Crossgar Bank closure
Friday, July 15th, 2011
SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has voiced her support for the continuation of the Northern Bank branch in Crossgar. Ms Ritchie said, “It is entirely unacceptable that the Northern Bank intends to close the doors of the Crossgar branch in October 2011. The bank in Crossgar serves a large rural population and is [...]
RITCHIE: COMPLEX MUSIC LICENSING LAWS HARMING TOURISM INDUSTRY
Friday, July 8th, 2011
SDLP leader and South down MP Margaret Ritchie has said complex licensing laws surrounding the playing of music in businesses and workplaces is affecting the tourism industry and harming small and medium businesses here. Ms Ritchie was speaking prior to a debate she secured at Westminster on Wednesday calling for the government to take steps [...]
Ritchie backs Westminster committee’s findings on coastguards
Friday, July 8th, 2011
SDLP party leader and South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has backed the findings of the Transport Select Committee’s report on the Coastguard Consultation and called on the government to listen to the many voices that have spoken up against the measures. Ms Ritchie said: “I fully endorse the key findings of the committee. Moving from [...]
MP pursues greater access to fibre optic broadband in South Down
Friday, July 8th, 2011
SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie has raised the issue of the need for greater access to fibre optic broadband in rural areas across South Down with the Minister for Enterprise, Ms Arlene Foster MLA. Ms Ritchie stated, “It is imperative that efforts are made to bridge the “digital divide” between residents in urban areas – who [...]
Ritchie calls for enhanced services at the Downe Hospital
Friday, July 8th, 2011
SDLP Leader and South Down MP, Margaret Ritchie MLA has called for the provision of enhanced services at the Downe hospital to ensure that the principles of equality and equity are honoured for the people of Down and Mourne in terms of their access to health and medical provision. Margaret Ritchie said, “The over burdening [...]
Ritchie calls on Ombudsman to resign after Loughinisland Report
Friday, July 8th, 2011
SDLP Leader and South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called for the Police Ombudsman to resign after his report into the 1994 Loughinisland murders put failures in the police investigation down to incompetence rather than collusion. Ms Ritchie said these findings were contrary to a mountain of evidence which pointed to collusion including the failure [...]
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