Mid Ulster Sinn Féin

22/09/2026

Oil companies’ increased profits are an obscenity - Kearney



Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney has said it is obscene that oil companies are recording unprecedented windfall profits as workers and their families struggle with fuel prices and the cost of living crisis.

The South Antrim MLA said:

“The most recent analysis of oil company profits reveals that the eight largest companies have amassed an unprecedented $93 billion of profit in just three months of the US Israeli war on Iran.

“Some companies have quadrupled their profits while the level of human suffering for millions around the world has intensified.

“It is absolutely immoral that such profits are generated while global poverty becomes more extreme.

“Rising fuel and energy costs are adding massively to the pressures endured by workers and families who are struggling to subsist.

“The British government has the levers to mitigate this deepening cost of living and fuel emergency.

“It must introduce a windfall tax on these oil and energy profits, and then ensure these are redistributed into supports for workers and families.

“There should be no further delay on taking decisive action to cut taxes and VAT on oil, petrol and diesel, and to bring down prices for consumers.”

22/09/2026

14/09/2026

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03/09/2026

Sinn Féin stands fully with the people of Garvaghy Road.

The issue of unwanted Orange marches on the Garvaghy Road is closed.

This march is steeped in a history of hate, sectarian violence, and murder.

The people of Garvaghy Road do not want this march forced through their area. It is a non-starter.

28 years of peace is not a problem that requires a solution. It is progress that needs protected

26/08/2026

Home Heating Oil Support Scheme

The Department for Communities (DfC) brought forward proposals to the Executive on 16 April for a support package to help those most impacted by rising home heating oil costs. Executive agreement was secured to increase the £17.2 million allocated by the British Government with an additional £19.2 million – more than doubling the support available to help households with home heating oil.

The Scheme will open on 9 September 2026.

Who Will Receive Help

Awards will be limited to one per claimant and one per residential address. Recognising that a claimant’s circumstances may change over the duration of the Scheme two qualifying periods April and November 2026 will apply. The Scheme will be legislatively time limited, with applications closing on 31 March 2027.

Those who wish to avail of the Scheme must use home heating oil as their main heating source, must be resident in the six counties, and for at least one day of either qualifying period, be:

in receipt of an income-related benefit, including:
State Pension Credit, Universal Credit and Income Related Employment and Support Allowance.

in receipt of a disability benefit, including: Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, the Constant Attendance Allowance element of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, the Constant Attendance Allowance or Mobility Supplement element of the War Pension Scheme.

A single person or a couple (including pensioners) with a joint annual income that equates to less than £30,000 (net of allowable deductions).

Some exclusions apply to those in prison or resident in a nursing home, care home, or staying as a hospital in-patient, during the qualifying period.

Application Process

Applications will be made online at nidirect, with support available via a dedicated telephone line and through local Jobs & Benefits offices.

Eligible applicants will receive a digital pre-paid voucher which can be redeemed to the value of £100 when ordering home heating oil.

25/08/2026

🚫 Sinn Féin Minister Liz Kimmins is bringing forward a new law to ban the overtaking of buses on 60mph roads.

We’ve seen the devastating consequences when children are struck getting on or off a bus.

This new law will give children greater protection and help prevent further tragedies on our roads.

25/08/2026

Finucane comments on High Court ruling against Parades Commission
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane said: "Today's judgment needs to be carefully studied, but it is important to be clear about what it is and what it is not.
"The court has quashed a Parades Commission determination because of failings in how that decision was reached. It has not determined that an Orange Order parade should proceed down the Garvaghy Road, nor does today's judgment give permission for one.
"The people of the Garvaghy Road and Portadown have lived peacefully for 28 years and deserve to continue doing so. Drumcree came to represent deep sectarianism, bitterness and division, leaving wounds which have still not fully healed. Nobody should want to reopen those divisions.
"That is why the tribal and triumphalist reaction from some within political unionism today is so telling. Those declaring this a victory for unionism and loyalism should reflect on who exactly they believe has been defeated. The residents of the Garvaghy Road are not opponents to be defeated, and this should never become a contest where one community must win and another must lose.
"Our position is clear. We see no logic or justification for an Orange Order parade proceeding down the Garvaghy Road. If a fresh application is made, we will make representations to the Parades Commission firmly on that basis." See less

10/06/2026

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