01 Jun 2020 Economy Minister announces re-opening plan for hotels and other tourist accommodation Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced plans to allow hotels and other tourist accommodation to re-open from 20 July. Read More
01 Jun 2020 One of the world’s longest running surveys, moves online due to COVID-19 One of the world’s longest running surveys the Annual Agricultural & Horticultural Census will be completed entirely online for the 1st time in its history due to #COVID19 More info: https://t.co/8YT32Ik6Yn @edwinpootsmla @UFUHQ @nidirect @NISRA @FarmingLifeNI @Farm_Week @FJNorth pic.twitter.com/ZlcDPRTIsx— DAERA (@daera_ni) June 1, 2020 The Annual Agricultural and Horticultural Census will be completed entirely online, for the first time in its history, due to COVID-19. Read More
29 May 2020 Economy Minister outlines next steps to rebuild the economy @Economy_NI Minister Diane Dodds has published her outline plan for economic recovery‘Charting a course for the economy: our first steps’ has been approved by @niexecutive and is the first in a series of publications by @Economy_NI ➡️https://t.co/Aknp9H8fTt pic.twitter.com/ivwMfFmTIn— Economy NI (@Economy_NI) May 29, 2020 The time is now right to take the next steps to rebuild our economy safely. That was the key message from Economy Minister Diane Dodds as she published her outline plan for economic recovery. Read More
29 May 2020 Minister reviews pause on routine inspections DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has outlined the next steps for his Department’s routine inspection programme and decided that a number of inspections will restart over the coming days and weeks. Read More
29 May 2020 Lockhart welcomes £5m support for mental health and wellbeing in education DUP MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed assurances from Education Minister Peter Weir that the Minister will be prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of those in the education sector. Mrs Lockhart had written to the Minister expressing concern at the rise in referrals for counselling within primary schools. Read More
29 May 2020 DUP MPs call on Chancellor to extend self-employed support scheme DUP Westminster Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Chief Whip Sammy Wilson have written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support a cross-party call for the Self-Employed Support Scheme to be extended. Read More