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Discussing the issues that affect the residents of South Belfast

Conall McDevitt, South Belfast MLA

A community publication from ConallMcDevitt SDLP, member of the NI Assembly.

S t r e e t s A b la z e

So u t h Be l f as t M L A Co na l l Mc De v i t t o n t he cos t o f v io le nce

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Summer 2010

in touch

SDLP members havestaged a protest atStormont againstthe Public Assemblies,Parades and Protests Bill.The bill criminalises anyparade, protest or assembly of more than 50 people where37 days notice is not given.South Belfast MLA ConallMcDevitt (pictured withparty members includingleader Margaret Ritchie) hascondemned the bill as aninfringement on human rights.“These proposals areStalinist and totally at oddswith the promotion of diversity and tolerance.”

K i l l t h e B i l l!

South Belfast MLA Conall McDevitt (pictured with Cllrs NicholaMallon and Niall Kelly) has welcomed the introduction of alleygatingin areas around South Belfast. Speaking on the issue, McDevitthas said: “Alleygates have proven very effective in reducing anti-social behaviour and improving safety for all residents in the area.”McDevitt has called on the Minister for Justice to increase fundingin order to extend the scheme.

An SDLP public meeting onthe importance of elderly safe-ty has been hailed as a greatsuccess. The meeting wasattended by the local commu-nity, PSNI representatives, Age Concern Help and Age NI.SDLP MLA Conall McDevitthas vowed to work with thelocal communities to createneighbourhood watch schemessaying: “These schemes haveproven to be very successfulin other areas throughout theNorth, and it is my vision thatwe can prove them to be everybit as effective in South Bel-fast.”

Alley-great!

SDLP lead the way onstressing the importanceof elderly safety

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Cllr BernieKelly (farleft) andMLA ConallMcDevitt (farright) attenda publicmeetingcalled by theSDLP on theimportanceof elderlysafety.

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Who are mypublic representatives?

It was one of the greatexperiences of my life to haverepresented the people of South Belfast as a Councillor,MLA and Minister. However,the time has come to moveon and I am very happy thatConall McDevitt has succeededme as MLA. He is able andarticulate, young and dynamic,and brings great energy andcommitment to his work as anMLA.We are fortunate in thecalibre of our SDLP publicrepresentatives; we have agreat team with Conall, ourcouncillors, Bernie Kellyand Niall Kelly, and severalothers waiting in the wings.I’m a believer in continualrenewal. It’s what we needthroughout the North, and it’svery important to give the nextgeneration a chance to affectchange. Although moving on fromconstituency work, I amcontinuing to campaign ona number of issues which Ichampioned in the Assembly,including supporting thesurvivors of institutional abuseand encouraging internationaldevelopment.It has been an absoluteprivilege to represent you. I

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capable hands of Conall, whomI know will always strive topassionately represent thepeople of South Belfast.

Trailblazer retires

Outgoing South Belfast MLA,Carmel Hanna

‘Continual renewal iswhat we need throughout the North’

Communityconsultation

Conall McDevitt wants tohear from you! The SouthBelfast MLA and his team willbe knocking on around 3,000

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on both local and regionalissues. This will allow Conallto effectively tackle the issuesthat affect you. The threemost important issues raisedso far are:

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Enhancing relationshipsbetween communities.

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Supporting local traders.

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Community engagementinitiatives to reduce anti-social behaviour, crimeand underage drinking.

To take part, please visit:

tinyurl.com/conallmcd

Your MLAs for South BelfastYour Councillors for Balmoral

Conall McDevitt

393a Lisburn RoadBelfastBT9 7EWTel 028 9068 3535Fax 028 9068 3503c.mcdevitt@sdlp.ie

Alasdair McDonnell MP