THE Executive Office has said that a lack of staff was partly to blame for a six-month delay in holding…
Economy spokesperson
McLaughlin: SDLP launches save local bank branches campaign
SDLP Economy spokesperson Sinead McLaughlin has criticized the latest round of mass closures of bank branches and says that banks…
Bank branch closures ‘hammer blow to urban centres’
BANK of Ireland branch closures are a further hammer blow to urban commercial and retail centres, says SDLP Foyle MLA…
McLaughlin: Disappointing Ulster Bank shutting branches in Republic
tHE SDLP’s Economy spokesperson Sinead McLaughlin has said it is disappointing that the Ulster Bank is pulling out of the…
SDLP plans to maximise inward investment post-Brexit
THE North of Ireland needs an urgent strategy to maximise the investment and broader economic potential offered by the dual…
McLaughlin: Minister adopts SDLP student support proposal
SDLP Economy Spokesperson Sinead McLaughlin has welcomed the fact that Minister Diane Dodds has adopted an SDLP proposal to give…
McLaughlin: Department for Economy ‘is letting down businesses’
SDLP economy spokesperson and deputy chair of Stormont’s economy committee Sinéad McLaughlin has strongly criticised the Department for the Economy…
McLaughlin welcomes commitment to strengthen skills
SDLP Economy spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has welcomed the commitment from Economy Minister Diane Dodds to strengthen the skills base in…
SDLP urges Dodds to act and support students
SDLP Economy spokesperson Sinead McLaughlin has written to Minister Diane Dodds to urge her to implement a one-off payment of…
McLaughlin: Dodds must stop ignoring financially distressed students
SDLP Economy Spokesperson Sinead McLaughlin has called on Economy Minister Diane Dodds, who is responsible for third level institutions and…