Archive for November, 2011

Margaret Ritchie MP for South Down Launches St Patrick Tourism Development Plan
Friday, November 11th, 2011

Margaret Ritchie MP for South Down Launches St Patrick Tourism Development Plan Speaking at the Launch of the St Patrick Tourism Development Plan the MP for South Down said; “I have developed this plan in conjunction with local stakeholders and interested parties. This plan concentrates on ‘Patrick’ related tourism and seeks to identify further steps [...]

MP for South Down Takes Fishing Industry Concerns to Minister Benyon at DEFRA
Friday, November 11th, 2011

Margaret Ritchie MP was accompanied by Mr Alan McCulla, Chief Executive of ANIFPO to meet with DEFRA Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon. Speaking after the meeting at DEFRA Headquarters in London, the South Down MP said; “As we approach the annual fisheries negotiations in Brussels, during which the DEFRA Minister will take the lead in negotiating [...]

RITCHIE: PENSION BILL MUST GO FURTHER FOR WOMEN
Friday, November 11th, 2011

SDLP Leader and South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has said that amendments to the Pensions Bill do not go far enough. Ms Ritchie was speaking following the third reading of the Pensions Bill in the House of Commons where she voted against the bill having listened to the concerns of many of her constituents, particularly [...]

Margaret Ritchie MP has requested the Minister for Social Development to consider the introduction of the Warm Homes Discount Scheme for Northern Ireland.
Friday, November 11th, 2011

Margaret Ritchie MP has requested the Minister for Social Development to consider the introduction of the Warm Homes Discount Scheme for Northern Ireland. Ms Ritchie said, “With the ever rising cost of fuel prices, more and more financial pressure are being levered upon vulnerable households. At present the Department’s primary tool in tackling fuel poverty [...]

Ritchie urges Social Development Minister to consider Warm Homes Discount Scheme
Friday, November 11th, 2011

Margaret Ritchie MP has requested the Minister for Social Development to consider the introduction of the Warm Homes Discount Scheme for Northern Ireland. Ms Ritchie said, “With the ever rising cost of fuel prices, more and more financial pressure are being levered upon vulnerable households. At present the Department’s primary tool in tackling fuel poverty [...]

Ritchie challenges Minister for Education on floor of Assembly
Friday, November 11th, 2011

SDLP MP and MLA for South Down, Margaret Ritchie has challenged the Minister for Education on the floor of the Assembly on his plans to review schools across Northern Ireland. Speaking at a debate tabled by the SDLP to specifically look at the effect the Minister’s proposals could have on rural schools, Margaret Ritchie said, [...]

MP pursues flooding report for Annsborough and Maghera
Friday, November 11th, 2011

SDLP MP MLA Margaret Ritchie has written to the Minister for Agriculture, Ms Michelle O’Neill MLA, to request priority for a Feasibility Study on the Leitrim River. Ms Ritchie stated, “Annsborough and Maghera in particular experienced heavy floods during the summer of 2008 and Rivers Agency has been carrying out detailed investigations into the Leitrim [...]

MP Calls for The Grove Development Brief to be expedited
Friday, November 11th, 2011

“Following the completion of the Public Realm work which has greatly enhanced Downpatrick town centre, I now want to see expeditious progress on the re-development of The Gove area in the town centre. Following my request in April 2011 the Department for Social Development agreed to a project that would see a specialist team of [...]

MP welcomes 120 new social housing homes for Newcastle
Friday, November 11th, 2011

“The £18million investment in bringing these 120 homes to completion is a great boost for our local economy and will meet the long awaited need for social housing in Newcastle. As a former Minister for Social Development I approved the scheme and ensured that money would be allocated that would deliver these 120 much needed [...]

MP pursues development of former NIE building
Friday, November 11th, 2011

SDLP MP MLA Margaret Ritchie has written to the Bank of Ireland and Down District Council regarding the condition of the former NI Electricity building at John Street, Downpatrick. Ms Ritchie stated, “This building, which has been vacant for some time, and is presently for sale, has become rundown and a site for vandalism. This [...]

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