28 Jul 2020 Expert panel to tackle educational underachievement Education Minister Peter Weir speaking in the @niassembly this morning where he announced the appointment of an Expert Panel to examine the links between educational underachievement and social disadvantage.https://t.co/PT2m6h7ssj @NoelPurdy @jackieredpath pic.twitter.com/yphwmD3w0D— Education NI (@Education_NI) July 28, 2020 Education Minister Peter Weir has today announced the appointment of an Expert Panel to examine the links between educational underachievement and social disadvantage. Read More
27 Jul 2020 DAERA Minister drives home message of thanks to UFU at drive-in AGM Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has addressed the first ever, drive-in Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) AGM and paid tribute to the agriculture sector for their resilience during COVID-19 and assured them of his continued support in the future. Read More
27 Jul 2020 Economy Minister meets with US Special Envoy @Economy_NI Minister Diane Dodds today held an online meeting with US Special Envoy Mick Mulvaney to discuss how the US and NI can work together to meet the economic challenges as a result of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/gXcS4qgjlq— Economy NI (@Economy_NI) July 27, 2020 Read More
27 Jul 2020 Education Minister meets NI Youth Forum This morning I engaged with @NIYF in a very constructive zoom meeting streamed live on Facebook. The voices of our young people need to be heard directly by government & I was impressed by the depth of questions. pic.twitter.com/zhxXLeTPQE— Peter Weir (@peterweirmla) July 27, 2020
27 Jul 2020 £11m to support city and town centres in their recovery Agriculture Minister @edwinpootsmla and Communities Minister @CaralNiChuilin have announced a substantial investment of £11m to support town and city centres in their economic recovery from the impacts of Covid-19 More info: https://t.co/tJtiFaFjpV pic.twitter.com/z0IGyQWcZw— DAERA (@daera_ni) July 27, 2020 Read More
27 Jul 2020 Storey expresses sadness at fatal road accident DUP North Antrim MLA Mervyn Storey has said the community is reeling with shock and sadness at reports of multiple fatalities as a result of a road traffic accident on the Lisnahunshin Road near Portglenone. Read More
27 Jul 2020 Quarantine decision highlights need for travel industry support DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, to urge him to consider further support measures for our travel industry, in recognition that the shifting status of some countries and the need for a quarantine period has had an enormous impact on the sector. Read More
24 Jul 2020 McIlveen – DfI needs to engage with coach operators Strangford DUP MLA Michelle McIlveen who also Chairs the Northern Ireland Assembly Infrastructure Committee, has reiterated the need for support to be offered to bus and coach tour operators who have seen their business hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
24 Jul 2020 Edwin Poots & Diane Dodds urge farmers to stay safe Agriculture Min @edwinpootsmla & @Economy_NI Min @DianeDoddsMLAremind farmers to stay safe #FarmSafetyWeek https://t.co/mq7m0fQJvW @yellowwelliesuk @Hsenigov @DiscoverCAFRE @RuralSupport @nweir1 @FarmingLifeNI @Farm_Week @FJNorth @TVconormac @AFBI_NI @UFUHQ @YFCUPresident pic.twitter.com/QNehA5ZQ4L— DAERA (@daera_ni) July 24, 2020 Read More
23 Jul 2020 Cameron welcomes plan for launch of NI contact tracing app DUP South Antrim MLA and Vice-Chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee Pam Cameron has said the scheduled launch of an app alerting the public when they have been in close contact with someone testing positive with Covid-19 will be another important milestone in the fight to tackle the virus in Northern Ireland. Read More