No increase in student fees
Wednesday 3 November 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has called on the Executive to reject proposals to increase student fees. more »
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Low income and high energy prices are root cause of fuel poverty
Wednesday 3 November 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said fuel poverty will only be eradicated when low incomes and high energy costs are addressed. more »
Burns in Dublin to meet Hanafin and opposition parties
Tuesday 2 November 2010
SDLP spokesperson on Culture, Arts and Leisure Thomas Burns MLA will be in Dublin on Wednesday 3rd November 2010 to meet Minister Mary Hanafin and his opposite numbers in Labour and Fine Gael and discuss areas of common interest.
This is part of the regular programme of bilateral meetings initiated by party leader Margaret Ritchie MP. more »
£75,000 taxi bill for BBC NI
Thursday 28 October 2010
SDLP Culture, Arts and Leisure Spokesperson Thomas Burns has said the BBC needs to tighten its belt and cut back on staff travel expenses after a freedom of information request from the South Antrim MLA revealed that BBC NI has spent £75,045 on taxi fares and £7,174 on car hire in the past five years. more »
New Minister should settle lecturer redundancy row
Thursday 28 October 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said the incoming Employment and Learning Minister, Danny Kennedy of the UUP, should make it a priority to settle the dispute on further education lecturers’ redundancy deals on fair and consistent terms. more »
Sympathy following Randalstown accident
Thursday 28 October 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said the community is saddened following the death of a 16-year-old motorcyclist following a road accident near Randalstown. more »
Burns welcomes imnproved farm modernisation scheme
Tuesday 26 October 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns said the revised Farm Modernisation Scheme which is currently open for applications is a great improvement on the previous scheme which led to farmers queuing overnight in the open. more »
Ministers must show commitment to sustainable transport
Tuesday 26 October 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said that while he welcomes the bid for electric car infrastructure funding from London, ministers must also show some commitment to promoting sustainable transport through their own departmental budgets. more »
Heavy impact of cuts should not be underestimated
Thursday 21 October 2010
SDLP MLA Thomas Burns has said no-one should underestimate the devastating impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on jobs and services in South Antrim and throughout the North – not least on the poorest people in society as a result of the Chancellor’s aggressive drive against welfare spending. more »
Those who need most should suffer least
Wednesday 20 October 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said that those in most need should not suffer in any public spending cuts. more »