Economy Minister Conor Murphy has launched his Department’s Three-Year Forward Look and 2024/25 Business Plan. The Minister launched the publication at the latest Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Public Affairs Forum. Following the recent Executive announcement on the publication of the draft Programme for Government, the Minister outlined how the 41 […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed new guidance issued by the Department of Education restricting the personal use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break and lunch times. The Newry and Armagh Assembly Member has said that the new guidance from the Department of Education is a step towards protecting […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has urged Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to begin the work of rebuilding trust between local people and the health authorities. The Newry & Armagh Assembly Member was speaking after meeting with the new Health Minister alongside the SOS Daisy Hill Hospital Committee and the Daisy Hill […]
The Department of Finance has published a report on responses received to the consultation on the removal of rates support measures for businesses and households. The consultation directed by the Secretary of State, ran between November 2023 and February 2024. It sought views on four non-domestic rating support schemes including non-domestic vacant property […]
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath has called on the Minister to limit waste stored at Warrenpoint Port. It comes after a long-running dispute with local residents complaining about a bad smell emanating from a recycling facility in the area. Mr McGrath has uncovered that the current waste limit that can be stored […]
Education Minister Paul Givan has issued new guidance to support school leaders in restricting the personal use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break and lunch times. Many schools in Northern Ireland already have mobile phone policies in place that restrict their use during the school day. This guidance will […]
The Executive has published for consultation its draft Programme for Government. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have described the draft Programme for Government as an ambitious and realistic vision for the remainder of the mandate. Speaking as the consultation was launched, First Minister Michelle O’Neill says, “The draft […]
Economy Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed the latest tourism statistics for 2023, which show £1.2billion of tourism expenditure. Tourism statistics released by NISRA show that tourism here is in a positive position following challenges created by the COVID pandemic, with an estimated 5.4 million overnight trips, 69% of these taken outside the Belfast […]
On a recent visit, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir saw what Nature-Friendly Farming looks like in practice in Northern Ireland and made a commitment to a new Farming with Nature Package. The Minister visited the beef farm of the Nature-Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) Chairman Stephen Alexander near Orlock Point in Groomsport, Co Down. Mr […]
DAERA has launched a public consultation exercise to inform a review of the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016. The Act aims to help improve the quality of life of people in rural areas by ensuring that the social and economic needs […]
