29 May, 2025 Productivity and performance should drive Civil Service accommodation review South Down MLA Diane Forsythe has said that any disposal of civil service buildings must be allied to productivity and performance. The DUP MLA who is Vice Chair of the Assembly’s Finance Committee raised the issue at a meeting of the Committee yesterday.
28 May, 2025 Education Minister cuts first sod at Kilronan Special School Education Minister Paul Givan has cut the first sod on a £4.9million project at Kilronan School, Magherafelt.
28 May, 2025 Dodds welcomes promise to publish damning report into RVH cardiac unit DUP MLA Diane Dodds has welcomed the Minister of Health’s agreement to her request to publish a damning report into the Cardiac Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
24 May, 2025 Latest EU Rules threaten treatments for minor conditions DUP North Down MLA Peter Martin has expressed serious concern at proposals which could emerge from the European Union that could see common anti-viral and anti-fungal treatments reclassified as prescription-only medicines.
22 May, 2025 DUP leads Stormont debate on illegal immigration DUP MLAs led an Assembly debate focused on illegal immigration and the impact it is having on both communities and public services in Northern Ireland.
22 May, 2025 Education Minister marks construction work on new £38m school for Strangford Integrated College Education Minister Paul Givan has cut the sod on a major capital project to provide a new school building for Strangford Integrated College (IC) in Carrowdore.
21 May, 2025 Communities minister calls for full reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payment Communities minister Gordon Lyons has called for the full reinstatement of the Winter Fuel Payment and a rethink of the wider welfare reforms recently announced by the Labour government.
21 May, 2025 Education Minister attends Education World Forum in London Education Minister Paul Givan has attended the Education World Forum (EWF) in London where he highlighted Northern Ireland’s experience in building an inclusive education system.
21 May, 2025 Labour’s winter fuel u-turn a long overdue climbdown - Wilson East Antrim DUP MP Sammy Wilson has welcomed Labour’s plans to reverse their decision to strip pensioners of Winter Fuel Payment support.
21 May, 2025 Secretary of State’s dissident commitment welcomed DUP Leader Gavin Robinson has welcomed the Secretary of State’s statement in the House of Commons that the Government has no plans to secure a ceasefire from dissident republican terrorists that would in turn see dissident prisoners released early.