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McLaughlin expresses concern following release of fuel poverty statistics
Local SDLP MLA Sinéad McLaughlin expressed concern following the results of a new study that revealed up to 45% of…
‘Hargey must issue fuel support payment before next gas hike’
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has written to Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey urging her to take serious the plight…
Durkan: People in work need fuel poverty support
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged Sinn Féin Minister Deirdre Hargey to provide support for working people who…
Durkan highlights Sinn Féin’s fuel poverty double standards
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has highlighted double standards from Sinn Féin on fuel poverty. Speaking in The Dáil…
Durkan: Hargey must intervene to help families this winter
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has questioned why Minister Deirdre Hargey has yet to bring forward any concrete proposals…
Derry council urged to support families facing fuel poverty
DERRY City and Strabane District Council has acknowledged with alarm the rising energy costs setting up a winter of hardship…
Executive Office Committee backs SDLP cost of living taskforce call
THE Assembly’s Execuitve Office Committee has backed a call from the SDLP for the Joint First Ministers to establish a…
Durkan: Winter energy support scheme needed for struggling households
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has appealed to both the Communities and Economy Ministers to work together to…
‘COP26 gives North West Ireland a great opportunity’
THE COP26 conference underlines the opportunities for economic growth in the North West of Ireland because of our renewable energy…