22 Oct 2020 Dodds announces Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced details of a new support scheme to help businesses affected by the restrictions announced by the Executive last week. 📹WATCH: @Economy_NI Minister @DianeDoddsMLA talks about the new support scheme to help businesses affected by the restrictions announced by the Executive last week.For more details visit https://t.co/OuDnG8JtP3 pic.twitter.com/jAmYzZrZcV— Economy NI (@Economy_NI) October 22, 2020 Read More
22 Oct 2020 Arlene Foster: "Every part of our society must adapt and learn to live with the virus" Writing in today's News Letter, Party Leader Arlene Foster said, Read More
21 Oct 2020 Farmers receive over £275m in Direct Payments Just over £275million has been paid to farmers in the first week of Direct Payments being issued, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced. Read More
21 Oct 2020 Focus on care homes welcome – Lockhart DUP MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Robin Swann that his Department at looking at a ‘Care Partner’ Scheme, as part of a wider package of support for local care homes to meet the challenges posed by COVID-19. Read More
21 Oct 2020 Middleton – “we need to adapt to live with virus” Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton has said there must continue to be a balanced and proportionate approach to tackling Covid-19 which deals with both the short and long-term challenges facing society. Read More
21 Oct 2020 Ministers Poots and Swann Launch Rural Support’s New Winter Programme Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann have jointly launched Rural Support’s new Winter Programme 2020. Read More
19 Oct 2020 Safe amendment of maternity visiting restrictions should be a priority: Cameron DUP MLA Pam Cameron has expressed disappointment that restrictions on visits to antenatal and postnatal wards are to remain. Mrs Cameron is vice-chair of the Assembly's Health Committee and had written to the Health Minister highlighting the distress caused to many expectant mothers and to partners. Read More
19 Oct 2020 First Minister tells Joint Committee that Northern Ireland needs certainty DUP Leader & First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster MLA represented the Northern Ireland Executive, as part of the UK delegation, during the fourth ordinary meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee this morning. Read More
16 Oct 2020 DUP supports "fair and far-reaching deal with our closest neighbours" : Donaldson Responding to a statement by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the state of play in trade talks with the EU, DUP Parliamentary leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP said: Read More
16 Oct 2020 Health Minister must publish more data - Lockhart DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to Health Minister Robin Swann asking him to provide the data that backs up the need for the latest raft of restrictions imposed across Northern Ireland. Read More