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Responses to Questionnaires From Candidates Standing for Election

    Responses to Questionnaires From Candidates Standing for Election

    05/05/2011

    Although NIPSA has no political party affiliations our members clearly have an interest in decisions and policies which impact upon themselves, their families and the public whom they serve on a daily basis.

    NIPSA represents around 46,000 public servants across all areas of the public service in Northern Ireland including employees working in Local Government, Health, Housing, Education and the Civil Service as well as staff employed in a wide range of Non Departmental Public Bodies.

    NIPSA, Northern Ireland’s largest public service trade union wishes to put a number of questions relating to the economy and public services in Northern Ireland to all candidates and parties standing in both the elections in May to the NI Assembly and local government.

    We are concerned that the UK Government’s austerity programme will severely damage the economic, social and community infrastructure in Northern Ireland by undermining growth in jobs, by attacking the welfare state and by reducing vital public services to the public. 

    Questionnaires with 10 questions were issued to all candidates standing in Northern Ireland constituencies in the forthcoming UK General Election to answer. The answers provided by each candidate will be posted on the NIPSA website before the election on 5th May for information purposes and to enable members to cast their vote with a knowledge of the position of the candidates on a number of issues directly affecting public services.

    Belfast East

    Brian Ervine -  PUP

    Belfast North

    Alban Maginness - SDLP

    Fermanagh & South Tyrone

    Patrick J Cox -  Independent

    North Down

    Steven Agnew - Green Party

    Foyle

    Pol Callaghan - SDLP

    Terence Doherty - Independent

    Pat Ramsey - SDLP

    Strangford
     
    Joe Boyle - SDLP

    Belfast East
     
    Tommy Black - Socialist Party
     
    Belfast South
     
    Paddy Meehan - Socialist Party
     
    Belfast West
     
    Pat Lawlor - Socialist Party
     
    Lagan Valley
     
    Trevor Lunn - Alliance

    Conor Quinn - Green Party

    Belfast West

    John Lowry - The Workers Party
    (This reply represents the Party policy which includes candidates John Lavery - North Belfast, Kevin McNally - East Belfast and Paddy Lynn - South Belfast).

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