14 December 2006 Edition
In Briefs
Euro invite for North parties
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the initiative by the European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to invite the leaders of the four main parties in Six Counties to Brussels for talks as part of the ongoing process of completing a programme for government for the future Executive.
“Sinn Féin look forward to travelling to Brussels to meet with President Barroso and his team to discuss how best the EU can best continue to support the political process as we seek to put the power sharing and all-Ireland institutions back in place by March 26th”, De Brún said.
Bill of Rights announcement welcomed
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Human Rights Caitriona Ruane has welcomed the announcement from the British government that they are to convene the roundtable meeting on a Bill of Rights. Ms Ruane said that a Bill of Rights is a key demand of the Good Friday Agreement and that Sinn Féin had been pressing for the convening of this meeting in recent negotiations with the British government.
Morgan attacks government on Sellafield stance
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Environment Arthur Morgan TD has attackedthe government for failing to seek an explanation from the British Government regarding proposals to change planning regulations allowing nuclear objectors to be excluded from public inquiries into nuclear developments.
“ The Irish Government must immediately change tactics and make clear to the British government that Sellafield and all other nuclear plants across Britain must cease to be used immediately. There are too many health and environmental dangers for it to be tolerated any longer.”
Calls to ensure Irish language legislation ‘fit for purpose’
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on the British government to ensure that proposed Irish Language legislation is ‘fit for purpose’.
Speaking after a meeting with representatives of Irish Language community groups Ms De Brún called for the speedy release of the ‘Consultation Paper on Proposed Irish Language Legislation’ to allow the Irish Language community judge the intent to deliver on the St Andrews commitment.
She also called on the British Government to ensure the consultation is not diverted outside the St Andrews commitment by raising the issue of the weaker position of Scots Gaelic or the status quo of the European Charter as possible models for discussion.
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the initiative by the European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to invite the leaders of the four main parties in Six Counties to Brussels for talks as part of the ongoing process of completing a programme for government for the future Executive.
“Sinn Féin look forward to travelling to Brussels to meet with President Barroso and his team to discuss how best the EU can best continue to support the political process as we seek to put the power sharing and all-Ireland institutions back in place by March 26th”, De Brún said.
Bill of Rights announcement welcomed
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Human Rights Caitriona Ruane has welcomed the announcement from the British government that they are to convene the roundtable meeting on a Bill of Rights. Ms Ruane said that a Bill of Rights is a key demand of the Good Friday Agreement and that Sinn Féin had been pressing for the convening of this meeting in recent negotiations with the British government.
Morgan attacks government on Sellafield stance
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Environment Arthur Morgan TD has attackedthe government for failing to seek an explanation from the British Government regarding proposals to change planning regulations allowing nuclear objectors to be excluded from public inquiries into nuclear developments.
“ The Irish Government must immediately change tactics and make clear to the British government that Sellafield and all other nuclear plants across Britain must cease to be used immediately. There are too many health and environmental dangers for it to be tolerated any longer.”
Calls to ensure Irish language legislation ‘fit for purpose’
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on the British government to ensure that proposed Irish Language legislation is ‘fit for purpose’.
Speaking after a meeting with representatives of Irish Language community groups Ms De Brún called for the speedy release of the ‘Consultation Paper on Proposed Irish Language Legislation’ to allow the Irish Language community judge the intent to deliver on the St Andrews commitment.
She also called on the British Government to ensure the consultation is not diverted outside the St Andrews commitment by raising the issue of the weaker position of Scots Gaelic or the status quo of the European Charter as possible models for discussion.