Stormont

British

/ ˈstɔːmənt /

noun

a suburb of Belfast: site of Parliament House (1928–30), formerly the seat of the parliament of Northern Ireland (1922–72) and since 1998 of the Northern Ireland assembly, and Stormont Castle, formerly the residence of the prime minister of Northern Ireland and since 1998 the office of the province's first minister

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Anger at a proposed pay rise of £14,000 for Stormont politicians is "understandable", First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said.

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They have previously demonstrated at Stormont over the issue.

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The chair of the infrastructure committee at Stormont, DUP MLA Peter Martin, told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster there had been a "lack of focus" on potholes in the last number of years.

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With huge pressure on Stormont's public finances and an impasse over the multi-year budget, where this money would come from is far from settled.

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He has submitted an urgent oral question to the Stormont speakers office to discuss the situation on Monday.

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