DUP Claims Irish Language 'Carve-up' over £1.9 Million Belfast Council Plan

DUP claims Irish Language 'carve-up' over £1.9 million Belfast Council plan

Two thirds of last year's underspend will go on the council's new Irish Language Policy

Ratepayers Ignored as Belfast City Council Pours Millions into Identity Politics

Statement by TUV deputy leader Court councillor Ron McDowell: “Having discovered a £2.9 million underspend, the Belfast City Council has now allocated:       •     £1.9 million to an Irish Language Strategy,       •     £500,000 to newcomer families,       •     £440,000 to cleaning equipment, and       •     £100,000 to biodiversity measures. “The most important duty of any elected representative is the prudent use of public money. “Just as in …