Kimmins welcomes funding proposed for infrastructure in the Draft Budget 2025/26 as Equality Impact Consultation launches

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has welcomed the Department’s Draft 2025-26 Budget outcome which is in an increase in comparison to previous years and reflective of the historic underfunded baseline that the Department has faced for many years.

Transformation projects will deliver tangible benefits for Justice

Justice Minister Naomi Long has welcomed the allocation of an additional £23m to progress much needed reforms within the justice system.

Commissioner for Older People appointed

The First Minister and deputy First Minister have today announced the appointment of Siobhan Casey as the new Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland.

More than 8,000 pupils to particpate in phone-free pilot

Education Minister, Paul Givan has today announced that more than 8,000 young people from nine schools across Northern Ireland will participate in a phone-free pilot.

Minister announces £1.2m investment for regeneration project within Londonderry’s historic walled city

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a grant of £1.2million for the purchase of the former ‘Austins’ department store in the heart of Londonderry’s historic city centre. Austins is a landmark listed building that occupies a prime location, but which has lain vacant for the last nine years.