MP and Lord Mayor thank NIE team for storm response
Carla Lockhart MP • February 7, 2024
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, along with Lord Mayor Alderman Margaret Tinsley, visited the NIE centre in Craigavon last week to thank those involved in responding to Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn.
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Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to both the Justice Minister and the Finance Minister to raise serious concerns over significant delays in the AccessNI vetting process, which are having a detrimental impact on childcare settings across Northern Ireland.
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