constituency offices

And, here, what about a rent cap for MLA constituency offices (in case you missed it)?

Mick Fealty on July 8, 2015, 1:13 pm

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For yesterday morning’s #SluggerReport I decided to return to a matter which seemed to have been sidelined by the flag/political signage controversy, the IFRP report on MLA expenses, which represents a bold attempt to tighten rules. listen to ‘What about the IFRP's rent cap proposal for MLAs?’ on audioBoom For example, it targets the controversial arrangements surrounding the DUP Ballymena office – long covered by Slugger and also featured in the recent Spotlight payroll expose. In short, DUP MLAs and …

SDLP first to refuse MLA salary increase and rationalise consitutuency operations

Mick Fealty on March 30, 2012, 1:05 pm

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As Liam Clarke rightly notes, the decision by the SDLP leader not to take the pay rise [ahem, you mean the one he originally called for – Ed] offered by the Assembly commission will ask some serious questions of other parties, not least Sinn Fein who have previously noted their disapproval of the proposed rise, but who’s considerable party infrastructure also depends to a large extent on ‘taxing’ the salaries of their own MLAs… “Our MLAs have agreed to decline …