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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Why the DUP U turn on NHS Trust Residential Homes Closures?
East Antrim Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has stated that the Health Minister’s statement to the Assembly on ‘Transforming Your Care’ has generated more questions than answers. Mrs Beggs said;” Just like last week when I raised questions during a debate about Health and Social Care in my East Antrim constituency, Minister Poots has been less than explicit in his answers about the implication of the Transforming Your Care (Compton) Report. He does not seem to have answers to the specific concerns I have raised about early discharge from hospital, and Trust residential homes which can be vital in providing rehabilitations service prior to patients being discharged safely back to their homes. Questioning Minister Poots on the proposal to phase out statutory residential care homes, Mr Beggs said: “From family experience, I am aware of two elderly people who were returned to their homes following hospital treatment with very limited … Continue reading
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Beggs Asks Alliance to Explain their Support for Terrorist Special Advisers
Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, Roy Beggs, has criticised the Alliance Party for backing Sinn Fein retaining high profile Special Advisers with serious criminal terrorist convictions, and has urged Stewart Dickson to explain their support for Sinn Fein. During the second reading of a Bill to stop convicted terrorists becoming Special Advisers, the Alliance Party opposed the passage of the proposed law change Mr Beggs commented; “I accept that just because someone has a past, does not mean that they cannot have a future. However Special Advisers are not appointed on open competition. They are presently given privileged access to sensitive government information without the requirement of undergoing vetting- which applies to all others in the senior civil service. They can earn up to £90,000 a year. But of most concern is the fact that they are often in the public eye as they accompany the Minister that appoints … Continue reading
Translink hosts Meet the Manager event
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Roy Raises East Antrim Industrial Development Need at Stormont
Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has warned the Stormont Executive not to again become complacent about job creation in East Antrim in the wake of the FG Wilson redundancy announcement. He was commenting after receiving answered to questions he has posed in the Assembly on industrial land availability and visits from potential inward investors. During question time at Stormont, Mr Beggs asked the Enterprize minister Arlene Foster, “Will she accept that, if additional industrial development sites were developed, there would be an increased likelihood of some of the new jobs that are expected to come into Northern Ireland within the next number of months locating in Larne and that fresh opportunities would be developed for the subcontractors and the existing service sector that have suffered?” In response the Minister said “East Antrim is quite well catered for in industrial land when you look at the figures for it in comparison … Continue reading
Beggs Challenges Finance Minister on Public Procurement
Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, Roy Beggs, used the opportunity following a statement by the Finance Minister to challenge Sammy Wilson on some specific problems within public procurement following a recent critical report. The Finance and Personnel Committee member: ‘Today Sammy Wilson made a statement to the Assembly on public procurement. During the statement he was keen to point out achievements to date as well as recent initiatives but he was not as open to answering questions on the recent Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) Report which raised serious concerns about efficiencies which are not currently being realised through aggregated demand. The Minister claimed that certain protocols meant that he would not comment or take questions on the report.’ ‘However, following advice from Public Accounts Committee staff it was apparent that the Minister was incorrect and I can only conclude that he was seeking to avoid answering questions on … Continue reading
