Prisons are ‘At the very heart of our justice system’ – Long

Prison Officers play a fundamental role in building a safer Northern Ireland and are at the very heart of the justice system in Northern Ireland.




Publication of family practitioner services general dental statistics for Northern Ireland 2024/25

The Health and Social Care’s Business Services Organisation (BSO) has today published its Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2024/25. This Accredited Official Statistics report contains high level summary information on activity and payments in relation to General Dental Services (GDS). Information is provided at NI level with further breakdowns presented at both Local Commissioning Group (LCG) and Local Government District (LGD) level.




Health Minister opens new Urgent Care Centre at Ulster Hospital

Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt today officially opened the new Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at the Ulster Hospital.




Muir: Climate Action Plan consultation is milestone step to tackle climate change in Northern Ireland

The launch of a 16-week public consultation on Northern Ireland’s first Climate Action Plan was described today as a “milestone moment” by the DAERA Minister Andrew Muir.




Long: Attacks on police are an attack on us all

Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned attacks on PSNI officers and staff and is calling on the public to better support the PSNI.
This is the message by the Minister as she attends the launch of a Police Federation campaign highlighting attacks on police officers and seeking action to address the issue.