I will be speaking in favour of this today. Moving towards a smoke free generation is significant. This is a welcoming move.

🐶Pets are important members of families. They provide companionship and comfort, and are irreplaceable.

Today Alliance DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA brought new Pet Abduction Offences to tackle the cruel crime of pet abduction.

Pets are not simply property, and the taking of them by someone else should not be equated with stealing an item or object, says John Blair MLA, about new Pet Abduction Offences.

Our pets are living beings, and they deserve to be recognised as such by the law 👇

🎉 NI Assembly has voted to support the introduction of new Pet Abduction Offences in Northern Ireland, brought by Alliance DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA.

These offences cause real distress to pet owners, and now we're one step closer to improving how they're dealt with.

We cannot sit idly by while nature is being destroyed and the threat to our native species increases, says John Blair MLA.

Today he emphasised the urgent need for an Environmental Improvement Plan following the fish kill incident in Co. Antrim.

Apology welcome but cannot compensate for the loss of loved ones from infected blood, says Danny Donnelly MLA.

Read more: allianceparty.org/apology_welcom…

.Nuala McAllister MLA reiterates call for personal engagement between the Health Minister and junior doctors ahead of Alliance Assembly motion.

See more here -

allianceparty.org/mcallister_rei…

.John Blair MLA deeply concerned after fish kill incident.

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allianceparty.org/blair_deeply_c…

Targeting Plastic Pollution ♻️

Great morning with Causeway Council Alliance Party councillors on the River #Bann , being shown around by sea2it. The sheer volume of plastics along the river is shocking. Some of the items pulled out are older than me😮

#pollution #environmental

A sunny day walk is never wasted in an election year ! 🌞 #AllianceWorks

A sunny Saturday enjoyed in Ballyclare with Ald Lewis Boyle, great lunch at Cafe Roo then a look around the start of Ballyclare May Fair - a busy and fun week ahead for the town.
Then leaflets delivered in Ballynure, sun 🌞 still shining.

DAERA MinIster Andrew Muir MLA reflects on the highlights of his first Balmoral Show since coming into the role CAFRE Rural Support AFBI Ulster Farmers' Union LMC NI Louise Cullen Nicola Weir HSENI VetNI Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists NI Environment Link NI Executive Food NI #BelfastHour

Alliance teams out in Moneyreagh & Drumbo today, advising of the boundary changes & introducing me as the Alliance Party candidate for the new constituency of South Belfast & Mid Down 💛

Another beautiful morning in Lagan Valley and another new day 😀 🙏

Time for a new start for politics in Lagan Valley, together we can make history and elect our first Alliance MP- Let's do it!! 💛🙌😀

Thinking about all the P7s waiting for their school placement tomorrow. We make this an unnecessarily tough process for our 10 and 11 year olds with the transfer test defining places for so many. Live in hope we can all work together for a better system soon

The Northern Ireland Assembly Women’s Caucus Steering Group has had its first meeting since the return of the Assembly and nominated Claire Sugden and Paula Bradshaw MLA as the Chair and Deputy Chair. Check the website for more information on the Assembly Women's Caucus (niassembly.gov.uk)

Busy week, but always great to be out and about!

Highlights include chats with residents in #Newtownards , fab tour around the County Down homestead with colleague Cadogan Enright and visit to the Balmoral show with Nick Mathison

It’s a wrap from Alliance at the Balmoral Show 🐄🌾🚜

Thank you to everyone who made it happen 💛

#NorthernIreland #IrishPolitics #UKPolitics #Politics #AllianceParty #FYP

An afternoon at the Balmoral Show engaging with those who provide our agri-food sector, suppliers to the sector and partners.
The show packed with doing business, discussion and family fun as always.

Incredible day at the Balmoral Show celebrating the enormous contribution of our rural communities.

Alliance is committed working with agriculture to build a thriving economy and protect our environment.