
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey will provide an additional £10million funding for Councils Rates Support Grant bringing it to £21.9million for 2021/22. A Rates Support Grant provides financial support to eligible councils whose needs exceed their wealth as determined by the statutory formula. Seven of the 11 councils are eligible. Minister Hargey […]
Jan 26 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor for Slieve Gullion Oonagh Magennis has echoed the words of her party colleague, Caoimhe Archibald MLA; warning that changes to the entitlement for red diesel will be another hit to struggling businesses and could potentially put jobs at risk. Oonagh explains, “The change to the entitlement won’t reduce emissions. “It […]
Jan 25 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Finance Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed the opening of his £40m hospitality scheme. Speaking after the announcement Conor comments, “My hospitality support package is now open. “This scheme will provide grants of between £10,000 and £20,000, helping over 3,000 hospitality businesses recover from the impact of Omicron. “LPS will […]
Jan 24 2022 | Posted in
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The Social Security (Terminal Illness) Bill, introduced by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey, which extends access to fast-tracked financial support for the terminally ill, reaches its final stage in the Assembly today. Minister Hargey says, “This reform is a critical step forward which will mean more people who find themselves facing the devastating news […]
Jan 24 2022 | Posted in
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Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES REVIEW NORTHERN IRELAND REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland Sarah Havlin has published her Revised Recommendations on 18 January 2022. The Commissioner’s task is to review and make recommendations in respect of the number, boundaries and names of […]

Creating a profitable, productive, environmentally sustainable and resilient agri-food sector is the aim of a consultation launched by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA. The Consultation on Future Agricultural Policy Proposals for Northern Ireland seeks the views of stakeholders on the policy proposals being developed to achieve the four […]
Jan 10 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has urged the Department for Infrastructure to take urgent action to ensure there are safety measures installed at the Ford’s Cross junction in Silverbridge, following the latest accident there. “Following the latest road accident at Ford’s Cross in Silverbridge I have once again written to the Department for […]

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon is asking the public and key stakeholders for their views on how we could address inconsiderate pavement (footway) parking. The Department has published an options paper and online questionnaire to help establish future policy for addressing pavement parking. This follows on from the recently launched ‘Think Before […]

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has said there can be no further delay to essential road resurfacing in Newry, Mourne and Down. The Newry and Armagh MLA explains, “For months now, road resurfacing in the four council areas of Newry, Mourne and Down, Mid Ulster; Derry and Strabane; and Omagh have stopped due […]

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has launched a new Major Capital Works Call for post-primary schools. Nominations of ten post-primary schools each from the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) and the Education Authority (EA) will be considered. Three nominations from the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) and two nominations […]
Jan 3 2022 | Posted in
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