
SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA has welcomed Health Minister Robin Swann’s new 10-Year Mental Health Strategy. Mr McNulty said the plans to begin the reform of Northern Ireland’s mental health services would make a huge difference for those requiring treatment. And he called on the Department […]
Jul 5 2021 | Posted in
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Economy Minister Paul Frew has highlighted the importance of the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector to Northern Ireland’s economic recovery. Minister Frew was speaking after visits to Gray & Adams Ireland Ltd in Newtownabbey and Bamford Bus Company Ltd (trading as Wrightbus) in Ballymena. The Minister said, “I am pleased […]
Jul 2 2021 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that Tom Kark QC is to chair the Public Inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. The Minister made the announcement as he unveiled a report prepared by the Patient Client Council (PCC) following a series of engagement events with families and patients of Muckamore. […]
Jul 2 2021 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has outlined her plans to extend the terminal illness provision in social security benefits. Advising Assembly members of her decision, Minister Hargey said, “My priority is to reform the current rules to improve the support we provide to terminally ill people. “I will extend the current six […]
Jul 1 2021 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has visited the five-star tourist attraction at Crumlin Road Gaol Visitor Attraction and Conference Centre which reopened to visitors last month. The Minister was given a tour of the historic Gaol, Northern Ireland’s only remaining Victorian-era prison, by Managing Director Phelim Devlin. Speaking afterwards the Minister says, […]
Jul 1 2021 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £344.5 million funding for essential water and sewerage services as part of her 2021/22 budget. The Minister made the announcement during a visit to Derg Water Treatment Works where a major £12 million upgrade is about to get underway. The works serve Strabane and Omagh […]
Jul 1 2021 | Posted in
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Finance Minister Conor Murphy has extended emergency protection for tenants having difficulty paying rent on commercial leases as a result of the pandemic for a further three months. The special provision in the Coronavirus Act 2020 which was first applied at the end of March 2020, is being extended once again, until 30 […]
Jul 1 2021 | Posted in
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The Health and Justice Ministers have published a report on the outcome of the recent consultation on the establishment of a Care and Justice Campus. The consultation, which closed in January 2021, sought views on proposals for a regional Care and Justice Campus comprising an integrated Secure Care Centre for children and young […]
Jul 1 2021 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has finalised a Bill to modernise outdated liquor licensing legislation here. The Minister said she was delighted to deliver this much-anticipated reform. The licensing Bill was a priority for the Minister when taking up post and it has now completed its Final Stage in the Assembly. The […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced £20m for Blue Green project delivery in 2021/22. The fund will continue to act as a catalyst for changes in the way we live and travel and to deliver positive outcomes to improve the lives of citizens. Commenting generally about the Blue/Green Fund the Minister […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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