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22nd July 08
7/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott today spoke out after a robbery in Lisnaskea saw the thief trick his way into a home by posing as a doctor.
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22nd July 08
7/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA has said that attacks like the one that took place in the Diamond in Enniskillen over the weekend, which saw a number of people get badly injured, only serve to increase fear and tension within the community.
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22nd July 08
7/22/2008
Fermanagh Ulster Unionist Councillor Bertie Kerr has called the appointment of Arlene Foster to contest the Enniskillen by-election as an act of desperation.
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17th July 08
7/17/2008
Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA, commenting on reports that suggest that Dutch farmers are boycotting UK cattle following the detection of TB in a number of British-reared animals, said that such an episode shows the "wide ranging a
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17th July 08
7/17/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that businesses must be metered for their water usage in the future if efficient, reliable billing is to become a reality
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5th July 08
7/5/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his worry about the ever increasing amount of money spent on supply teachers in Northern Ireland each year
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4th July 08
7/4/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has lashed as "woefully inadequate" the funding made available by the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) to ‘Destination Fermanagh’, County Fermanagh’s tourism strategy, saying that the "paltry" £41,00
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3rd July 08
7/3/2008
Ulster Unionist Councillors and former Councillorsof Fermanagh District Council have said the judgment made today in the High Court in Belfast has confirmed their stance that they have not been guilty of any wrong doing in the appointment of the current C
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3rd July 08
7/3/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has highlighted his concern at the news that since 2005 over €75million has been taken from Single Farm Payments belonging to farmers in Northern Ireland via Voluntary and Compulsory Modulation
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2nd July 08
7/2/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement this week by Health Minister, Michael Mc Gimpsey MLA that the legal age at which young people can buy tobacco products will rise from 16 to 18 from 1 Sept
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25th June 08
6/25/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott has warned that the aim of wiping out fuel poverty in Northern Ireland by 2010 is doomed.
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17th June 08
6/17/2008
AS the issue of child poverty took centre stage at Stormont today the Ulster Unionist Party voiced their concerns surrounding the issue.
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17th June 08
6/17/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has warned that there has been a steady escalation in dissident violence and that the threat they pose is assessed as real and growing. This follows the latest bomb attack in Ro
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15th June 08
6/15/2008
Ulster Unionist assembly member Tom Elliott has said that today’s incident outside Rosslea in Co Fermanagh has left the Fermanagh community suspicious of the republican movement and their motives.
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6th June 08
6/6/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has hit out at DARD following the mis-calculations that has emerged after figures they released show that the much discussed Crossnacreevy site was not worth the originally estimated £200 million pounds, but only £3-6 milli
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27th May 08
5/27/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has questioned the wisdom of introducing Energy Performance Certificates which will cost homeowners additional money at a time when many people cannot get on the property ladder
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27th May 08
5/27/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the decision of Health Minister; Michael Mc Gimpsey MLA that funding of £450,000 has been made available to Craigavon Area Hospital to improve the chronic shortage
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has stated producers need to receive a fair price and that more money needs to be passed back down the supply chain to safeguard the poultry sector future in Northern Ireland.
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Describing a bomb hoax in Fermanagh last night as ‘worrying’ Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott condemned those responsible saying they have no place within Northern Irish society.
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott has voiced his concerns over the proposed closures of Fivemiletown and Aughnacloy PSNI Stations
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has met with a group of Limavady farmers to learn of their concerns regarding the future of the Ballykelly army base and the potential knock-on effect that the withdrawal of the MOD from the site may have on the running o
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Following a tour of the Roe Valley Business Park, Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has been concerned to hear of the potential negative impact of Invest NI’s decision to cease its startup programme grant for small enterprises
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has called on the Stormont Executive to send a clear message to the current Westminster Government that the plight of motorists, industry, haulage industry and consumers that the spiralling costs of energy and fuel
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7th May 08
5/7/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his outrage after discovering that 753 physical attacks have taken place on Western Health and Social Care Trust Staff between 1st April 2007 and 2nd April 2008
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7th May 08
5/7/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the release of a report into Incapacity Benefits and the attitudes of claimants
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6th May 08
5/6/2008
Ulster Unionist Agriculture and Rural Development spokesman, Tom Elliott, has said that the DOE and DARD must co-operate to produce a "progressive and joined-up alternative" to the current policy regarding on-farm planning
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27th April 08
4/27/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, commenting on a written response to a question to the Agriculture Minister, has said he is concerned that some 8,000 farm businesses may not meet the required storage capacity for slurry following the ending of the Farm N
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23rd April 08
4/23/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his concern at the news of the withdrawal of planning permission for the proposed Devenish Collage site by the Department of Education.
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at Michelle Gildernew’s "defeatist attitude" towards the Northern Ireland pig industry.
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
ULSTER Unionist Party MLA’s Tom Elliot, Danny Kennedy and David McNarry met with NIO Minister Paul Goggins today to pursue the case of compensation for Orange Halls which have been subject to ongoing sectarian attack.
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has praised Fintec Crushing & Screening Ltd of Tullyvannon, Ballygawley; Dungannon on being one of only three companies in Northern Ireland to be included in the Queen’s Award f
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21st April 08
4/21/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has praised the PSNI following a major police operation in Fermanagh.
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21st April 08
4/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott today welcomed the visit of British Army Chief Sir Richard Dannett to Northern Ireland to launch a £2 million a year scheme for former Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers.
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9th April 08
4/9/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott had welcomed a decision by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to increase ambulance cover in the Enniskillen and Omagh areas.
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1st April 08
4/1/2008
On Monday the 31st March, the Fermanagh Ulster Unionist Association held a highly successful AGM in the Unionist Hall, Enniskillen.
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28th March 08
3/28/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his increasing worry about the dramatic job slump in the manufacturing of textiles and textile products across Northern Ireland.
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20th March 08
3/20/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has described that the increasing amount of drug related deaths within the Western Health and Social Services Board area as an "extremely worrying situation."
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20th March 08
3/20/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Ofcom to crack down on the mis-selling of mobile phones after the failure of certain companies to abide by a voluntary code of practice in the i
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18th March 08
3/18/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Regional Development Minister, Connor Murphy in the Assembly that following consultation that free bus passes could be available for the over 6
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18th March 08
3/18/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA wishes to highlight the acute shortage of land available in the constituency for future economic development. Invest NI have revealed that their land bank has shrunk and that on
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13th March 08
3/13/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has described the decision taken by Environment Minister Arlene Foster and her department to join the councils of Fermanagh and Omagh as “ludicrous”.
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10th March 08
3/10/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that plans to introduce new licensing arrangements and fees for operating lorries in Northern Ireland is going to put more burden on small businesses.
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6th March 08
3/6/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that a further extension to the Farm Nutrient Management Scheme is a must.
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4th March 08
3/4/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has said that the proposals announced by Ofcom last week do not go far enough.
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4th March 08
3/4/2008
The Assembly debated the growing problems experienced by the agricultural sector at the hands of increasing global grain scarcity and prices, the motion tabled by Ulster Unionist members Tom Elliott and George Savage drew support from MLAs across the hous
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26th February 08
2/26/2008
The Ulster Unionist Party in Fermanagh and South Tyrone held their Annual General meeting in the Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown on Monday night. In what was one of the largest turnouts in recent years members from all parts of the constituency gathered to lis
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25th February 08
2/25/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA has urged those elderly people living on their own in South Tyrone to avail of a new service being provided by Help the Aged known as “Handyvan” which provides and fits a range
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23rd February 08
2/23/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has questioned the credibility of deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to hold that office following his revelation that he would
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20th February 08
2/20/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the official launch of a campaign by Food Promotion Northern Ireland (FPNI) entitled “Good Food is in our nature”. The campaign aims to promote local produce both here and in other countries with a v
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19th February 08
2/19/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has joined the call by freight companies and motorists to the Chancellor, Alistair Darling MP to scrap plans to increase fuel duty by 2p from 1 April 2008.
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17th February 08
2/17/2008
Ulster Unionist spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Development Tom Elliott has welcomed the proposals within the Competition Commission report of the creation of a new Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) to replace the existing Supermarkets Code of
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12th February 08
2/12/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that while he is optimistic about the future design of PPS14, it is still a case of “playing the waiting game” to see what impact the final ruling made by the Environment Minister and her department will
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12th February 08
2/12/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that safe internet browsing for children must be a priority for all parents as ‘predators’ continue to use the ‘net’ as a means of searching for vulnerable young people.
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11th February 08
2/11/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA has joined in the call that some steps must be taken immediately to halt the spiralling number of road deaths on these two roads.
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11th February 08
2/11/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that his party do not want devolved Policing and Justice Powers at Stormont “any time soon”. He was speaking as Republican calls for the devolution of the powers from Westminster continue to grow.
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6th February 08
2/6/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott says that while he welcomed the debate concerning Education in Fermanagh in the Assembly on Tuesday, real assurances are now needed from Minister Ruane concerning the future of all controlled schools within the county.
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4th February 08
2/4/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that he is “delighted” with the news that Health Minister Michael McGimpsey will raise the issue of pro-anorexia websites with leading internet providers.
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30th January 08
1/30/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has described the meeting between traders from Fermanagh towns, including Enniskillen and representatives of Roads Service and National Car Parks (NCP) who are responsible for the parking enforcement measures as useful and
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30th January 08
1/30/2008
Following the meetings this week in Fermanagh hosted by the Western Education & Library Board to discuss the pre-consultation document on the future of post-primary education in the County Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said the discussion document i
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29th January 08
1/29/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the increased spending outlined by the First and deputy First Minister on Victims support, but expressed concern at the on-going ‘brushing aside’ of the definition of what a victim is.
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29th January 08
1/29/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has stated that the Programme for Government must deliver for the agricultural community if it is to be regarded as a success in the future.
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23rd January 08
1/23/2008
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott today sought assurances that if the First and Deputy First Ministers could not agree on issues that Westminster could not impose them against our will.
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22nd January 08
1/22/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has backed Dungannon & South Tyrone Council in their bid to have additional bus shelters erected in the Borough.
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21st January 08
1/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said it is now time for DARD to respond in a positive manner to the farmers who suffered severe hardship for the mistakes made by the Department regarding the alpha-nortestosterone matter in 2006.
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21st January 08
1/21/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed that the long overdue improvements and extension to Dungannon Leisure Centre are set to commence in March this year.
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15th January 08
1/15/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his support for the campaign by the Ulster Cancer Foundation to help tackle the health problems created by smoking.
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11th January 08
1/11/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that statistics released showing that family meals help young girls not to turn to life threatening weight-loss measures highlights the continued need for communication within the home.
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6th January 08
1/6/2008
Northern Ireland is awash with doctored diesel, but the government has displayed a distinct lack of political will in dealing the smugglers and
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6th January 08
1/6/2008
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh & South Tyrone assembly member, Tom Elliott, has said that the jury is still out on how effective the Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT) will be - and called for more funding to be made available for their work.
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3rd January 08
1/3/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that any New Years messages from Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew attempting to portray the industry as having more positives than negatives is all "smoke and screens, behind which the true reality is hidden
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2nd January 08
1/2/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has discovered an alarming low level of young people who will attain 18 years of age during the lifetime of the new register that was published on 1 December 2007.
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18th December 07
12/18/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that he is astounded as the amount of meat being imported directly into Northern Ireland each year.
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17th December 07
12/17/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott has urged parents to think very carefully before buying their children a Christmas present of quads, scooters or mini motos as they have the real potential to put their lives or th
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17th December 07
12/17/2007
Orange Order County Grand Master Tom Elliott has stated that the Church based Transferors Representative Council, who help govern the controlled schools sector, must get the recognition it deserves in any future arrangements for Education in Northern Irel
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16th December 07
12/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has condemned those responsible for causing damage to windows at Fawney Orange Hall and appealed for anyone with information regarding the attack to make it known to the PSNI.
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10th December 07
12/10/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that the dramatic fall in milk prices over recent months means that the vast majority of farmers are now in worrying times.
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7th December 07
12/7/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that the Draft budget allocation to the Department of Agriculture is going to make 2008 a very hard year for the industry.
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4th December 07
12/4/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said Education Minister Caitriona Ruane’s announcement concerning the future of education in Northern Ireland was made without Executive approval and without proper debate in the Assembly.
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30th November 07
11/30/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott will tell an Ulster Unionist Party meeting in Kilkeel tonight that the 20 Million pounds highlighted in the budget to be invested in ‘New funding arrangements for victims and survivors’ should be good news, if managed prope
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29th November 07
11/29/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott was “delighted” at the decision of the DARD committee to meet in Fermanagh on Thursday following his request to the members.
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29th November 07
11/29/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the news that the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Education are to look into how they can work together to promote the use of local food within their facilities.
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27th November 07
11/27/2007
Ulster Unionist Tom Elliott has re-iterated the status of both the Draft Budget and Draft Programme for Government, accused the principal parties of exhibiting signs of control freakery and said that the Coalition system at Stormont was not like any other
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has voiced his concern that DRD Minister, Conor Murphy, has offered nothing new to Fermanagh with regards road infrastructure and finance.
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has hit out at Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew over the removal of DARD staff and Equipment from Livestock markets.
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his anger at figures revealing that billions of pounds that should be released to farmers across Europe is instead being given to businesses who are not entitled to a penny.
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13th November 07
11/13/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has described the murder attempt on a police officer in Dungannon this evening as cowardly and disgraceful.
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6th November 07
11/6/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has called on all agencies and communities to come together on the widespread public concern about the high level of crime and anti social behaviour which is currently blighting
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that a fire which destroyed Drumartin Orange Hall near Cootehill in County Cavan has left many Protestants both in the area and across the border in Fermanagh feeling very anger and in fear that they are been targe
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has again called on the Government to re-examine funding issues surrounding Sinn Fein MP’s after the publication of amounts claimed by the 5 Westminster MP’s including Michelle
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has urged the Stormont executive to pass the necessary legislation in Northern Ireland that would introduce similar legislation as came into force in the rest of the UK on 1 Oct
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31st October 07
10/31/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott today asked Lord Morrow if, in his opinion, Sinn Fein were fit government, after Mr Morrow called on Sinn Fein to ensure that the Army Council was stood down.
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31st October 07
10/31/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the Competition commissions report into the UK market, noting that it highlights the low profits that many processors and primary producers suffer at the hands of retailers.
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29th October 07
10/29/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is deeply concerned about the mindless vandalism of some youths who in night of destruction overturned many blue bins, and in one incident set fire to a bin in the Castlecaulfie
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the success of Fermanagh areas in this years Supervalu Best kept Towns and Villages awards typifies the sort of community spirit that Fermanagh is famous for.
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has called on the Minister for Environment to bring forward, without any further delay, a policy to replace PPS14.
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Ulster Unionist Agricultural spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA has called on the Executive that it should now seriously consider the recommendation by the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King this week that there was a need for “strong action” to stop
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23rd October 07
10/23/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the launch of a campaign by ‘Food Promotion Northern Ireland’ is encouraging, but noted that there was a real need for the campaign to gain impetus among all sections of the food industry in Northern Ireland
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23rd October 07
10/23/2007
Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesman and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott today called for the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) to be abolished.
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the withdrawal of DARD computers and staff from the responsibility for movement recording of cattle must take place at a reasonable pace.
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is pleased to see that work has now commenced on work to provide additional car parking spaces at South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannon.
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is pleased to learn that the last remaining obstacles to the construction of a pedestrian path between Dungannon Park and Milltown, Dungannon have been removed and that the prop
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17th October 07
10/17/2007
Ulster Unionist agriculture and rural development spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA, has tabled a motion to give his assembly colleagues an opportunity to call for the creation of the legislation necessary to bring about the abolition of the Agricultural Wages B
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17th October 07
10/17/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has encouraged the controlled education sector in Fermanagh along with members of the public to ensure they respond to the consultation of post-primary education in the county.
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11th October 07
10/11/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has suggested perhaps we should now consider advertising for a new First & Deputy First Ministers after yet another debacle when Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness failure to
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Responding to recent reports regarding comments by Waitrose and their concerns about the power of supermarket rival Tesco, Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has questioned how UK farmers and growers are expected to operate in the face of such a dominant f
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
The Ulster Unionist Party’s vice chairman of the Assembly’s DARD committee, Tom Elliott MLA, has welcomed the news that the Agriculture Minister is to make information concerning the clinical signs of bluetongue available to farmers by distributing leafle
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has highlighted the issue that thousands of young mothers throughout rural parts of Northern Ireland are unable to work due to the lack of childcare provision.
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA, has commended the work of PSNI officers at the weekend as they recovered drugs, estimated to be worth £20,000 from a house in Enniskillen.
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8th October 07
10/8/2007
Today’s news regarding the appointment of a Commissioner for Victims and Survivors has lead Ulster Unionist MLA and member of the OFMDFM Committee Tom Elliott to call into question the need to extend the appointment process.
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8th October 07
10/8/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has stated his continued anger at the “outdated” calculations used to assess farm viability.
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6th October 07
10/6/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the decision by Chief Electoral Officer for NI that a 120 year old law will be changed very shortly to allow people with learning disabilities to be entitled to vot
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5th October 07
10/5/2007
The decision to expand the Marble Arch Caves European Geopark to incorporate Lough Navar Forest and Castle Caldwell was officially announced today (Friday) receiving a warm welcome from local Ulster Unionist Assemblyman, Tom Elliott, who attended the evnt
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3rd October 07
10/3/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has described the need for “immediate” and “sustained” action concerning the beef farming industry following the report issued by the Red Meat Task Force.
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2nd October 07
10/2/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has suggested that the threshold for Stamp Duty on houses should be included in the Review which is being carried out by Sir David Varney. Such a move could significantly help m
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30th September 07
9/30/2007
Ulster Unionist assemblyman Tom Elliott has expressed his dismay as a workplace memorial to the victims of the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing faces demands to be removed.
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28th September 07
9/28/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone this week called for more to be done by the executive in addressing the ongoing problem of child poverty
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25th September 07
9/25/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated the worry he has as North Fermanagh continues with no Sergeant in any of its four stations
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25th September 07
9/25/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has revealed his anger following the rejection by local retailers of an invite to a meeting with the DARD Committee
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24th September 07
9/24/2007
Local Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the amount of time some families are having to wait to have their septic tanks cleaned is unnecessary and damages public confidence in Northern Ireland Water (formally the Water Service)
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24th September 07
9/24/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has described the shock felt by many throughout Fermanagh following the death of a teenage man in Irvinestown.
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21st September 07
9/21/2007
Ulster Unionist spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development, Tom Elliott has called on DARD to have a re-think on the proposed sale of Crossnacreevey.
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18th September 07
9/18/2007
The announcement that the Dentistry service in Northern Ireland is to receive a 6.4 million pounds boost has been greeted with delight by local Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott.
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15th August 07
8/15/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is alarmed to learn from recent statistics released by Department of Education that 5,577 pupils were suspended in the school year 2005/2006, even more alarming was to discover
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13th August 07
8/13/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has praised the initiative by RNLI, in association with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of an information evening to promote water safety. The event will be held in the Deven
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8th August 07
8/8/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has received an assurance from Southern Health & Social Care Trust that they will address the chronic shortage of adequate car parking spaces at South Tyrone and Craigavon Area
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7th August 07
8/7/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has criticised British Telecom for imposing an extra charges to customers of £4.50 per quarter if they do not pay by direct debit.
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7th August 07
8/7/2007
The Deputy Chairman of the Assembly agriculture committee Tom Elliott, has welcomed the opportunity offered by the Minister and senior DARD officials to meet with the committee tomorrow (Monday) morning to discuss the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Surrey and
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3rd August 07
8/3/2007
Following the distressing news of a Foot & Mouth outbreak in Surrey Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott has called on immediate measures to be put in place to protect the Northern Ireland agriculture industry.
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1st August 07
8/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has commented on the NISRA report published this week that Northern Ireland is attracting record numbers to come and live in the Province.
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