Basil McCrea MLA criticises Road Service endangerment of Lisburn’s senior citizens
Lagan Valley election candidate speak out on local senior citizens endangerment
UUP election candidate for Lagan Valley Basil McCrea MLA spoke out against the Roads Service Eastern division this week due to their lack of provision of a safe crossing for older residents living on Moss Road.
Moss Road, one of the busier areas within Lisburn, has vital local services for it’s less mobile residents such as the post office, pharmacy and large Mace convenience store. However elderly residents who have trouble with their movement find it difficult to cross the road to access these crucial facilities.
“The residents of Moss road have complained on several occasions to the Roads Service’s Eastern Division that they have felt unable to cross the roads safely but all requests for a resolution have seemingly fallen on deaf ears” stated Basil McCrea. Read more
Basil McCrea MLA speaks out on neglect of Lisburn’s new residents
Lagan Vallery Election candidate speak out on neglect of new residents
Today UUP election candidate for Lagan Valley Basil McCrea spoke out regarding the Roads Service neglect of new Lisburn residents in the Mornington estate.
“This new development is important to the overall economic growth of Lisburn, and it is a pleasure to be able to welcome many new couples and families into the area.”
“However as always with new developments, there have been changes and increases to traffic, and it has been problematic for those living in Mornington to enter and exit the estate due to the high volume of vehicles passing through Ballinderry Road.” Read more
Basil McCrea commends University of Ulster’s investment into Intelligent Systems Research
Election candidate, Basil McCrea MLA and NI businessman Trevor Leckey meet some of the robotic technology in the ISRC of the UU’s Magee Campus
Basil McCrea MLA visited the Intelligent Systems Research Centre at the University of Ulster Magee campus this month alongside 2003 British Quad Super Moto racing Champion and Managing Director of Stoneyford Concrete, Trevor Lecky.
Mr McCrea said he was impressed with the work being done: “The technological advances being made here are very exciting, and the researchers are extremely ambitious in their plans to push this type of technology forward.”
“As an internationally recognised center for research and development the Intelligent Systems Research Centre has the potential to benefit Northern Ireland, and the rest of the world.” Read more
Uproar over lack of Nursery School place in Northern Ireland
UUP Education Spokesperson Basil McCrea MLA speaking at the recent National Confederation of Parents and Teachers Association Gold Star Awards at Queen's University Belfast
UUP Education Spokesman Basil McCrea has today spoken of his anger and frustration that parents of children across Northern Ireland have not been offered suitable teacher led nursery places.
“In my constituency alone, there have been around 300 children in the SEELB area who have been told they may have to travel up to an hour each way just to attend a nursery school. Parents want teacher led pre-school education, and they want it in their own area.”
“It is clear there are not sufficient nursery places, and the Department of Education has not gone far enough to ensure parents are given a choice on where to send their pre-schoolers. “ Read more
Lagan Valley Jobs and Benefits Office workers forced out of Lisburn
UUP Policing Spokeperson Basil McCrea MLA showed serious concern for the how the office relocation may create security issues, and hinder staff's family life
Three weeks ago an unexpected decision was taken by the Jobs and Benefits Office to relocate their Lisburn based Job seekers and Income support staff to Andersonstown.
MLA Basil McCrea stated how the decision will affect locals; “There is no doubt that some of the 350 new claims, or hundreds of individuals who use the centre each month will now have to travel to Andersonstown to speak to specialists on certain issues.”
“Speaking as a Policing Board Member I feel the interests of ex-service PSNI officers, or currently serving military officers claiming benefits such as income support or pensions are not being given adequate consideration Read more
Killultagh UUP Council Candidate and local Ballinderry residents group call for an end to ‘No Man’s Land’
Ballinderry resident Darren Leavesley son, Harry Leaveley stuck in a pothole. Joined by Downshire UUP Candidate Alistair O’Hara, Basil McCrea MLA, and Killultagh UUP Candidate Roy Hanna
UUP Council candidate Roy Hanna and Lagan Valley election candidate Basil McCrea MLA, have called for a resolution to an extraordinary ongoing road maintenance issue on Moss Lane in Lower Ballinderry, a 400m portion of which has not been tarred in over 25 years.
Aptly nicknamed by local residents ‘no man’s land’, the inertia of the local authorities and the increasingly dangerous state of the road has continually been putting residents and road users at risk of serious injury.
Killultagh Council UUP Candidate Roy Hanna stated, “Attempts to resolve the issue have fallen on deaf ears, with the Eastern division of road service leaving the burden to the Southern division.” Read more
McCrea challenges DUP on Education policy
Ulster Unionist Spokesperson on Education, Basil McCrea MLA
Ulster Unionist Lagan Valley candidate Bail McCrea has responded to Peter Robinson’ latest intervention in the field of education.
Speaking at a hustings event at St Columbs Grammar School in Londonderry Basil McCrea said;
“The Ulster Unionist Party has always been in favour of a single educational system in theory, but the problem has always been the practical outworking of such a system.
Peter Robinson’s latest intervention in the Education debate is most interesting due to the strong rumour circulating that the DUP and Sinn Fein have already done a deal regarding Ministerial portfolios post the election, with the DUP seeking to take Education whilst letting Sinn Fein take Enterprise, Trade & Investment. Read more
Remember Billie-Jo Foundation improves paediatric intensive care facilities for Northern Ireland
Billy-Jo Foundation supporter MLA Basil McCrea helps present new HD televisions to the Head Consultant, Paediatric Surgeon Mr Alistair Dick with charity founders Paula and Myrtle Woods
Charity organisation ‘Remember Billie-Jo Foundation’ today continued their on-going campaign to improve facilities for seriously ill children across Northern Ireland.
This morning they provided the Royal Hospital with new televisions for the babies, children and young people in their care, and promoted their collection of funds for a new Continuous Veno-Venous Haemofiltration (CVVH) bloody cleansing unit for improved dialysis treatment of severe conditions.
“From April of 2010 until now the Royal Hospital has provided intensive care for over 445 youngsters and that is likely to increase again this year,” stated local MLA Basil McCrea. Read more
UUP Education Spokesperson supports Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust’s lobby against funding cut at Stormont
UUP Education Spokesperson Basil McCrea joins the protest with colleague Mid-Ulster UUP Candidate Sandra Overend
Today children and young people with severe learning disabilities from Parkview School and other special schools across Northern Ireland, made their way to the Assembly as part of the Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust’s ‘Mile for Music Therapy’ event.
The group handed over a petition to MLAs for the Minister for Health and Social Services, Michael McGimpsey, to register their views for the protection of funding to Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust. The Trust has helped support approximately 600 children over the past eight years, and are currently at risk of losing all their funding due to reallocation within the budget.
“The Music Therapy services provided by the Trust are vital to the children and young people at Parkview and other schools across Northern Ireland” stated Basil McCrea. Read more
Basil McCrea responds to Secretary of State’s statement on Stop and Search powers
Basil McCrea, UUP Spokesperson on Policing
Speaking about today’s written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State on the use of Stop and Search powers under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 Chair of the Policing Board’s Human Rights and Professional Standards Committee Basil McCrea MLA said:
“The Board has been conducting a review on the use of stop and search powers and today’s statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland provides further context on the use of particular powers and authorisations required for policing in Northern Ireland. Read more
