The Minister of Health, Robin Swann, today provided an important update on pay for health and social care staff.

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced £6.5m in additional funding for Northern Ireland’s care homes, as part of a series of measures to support the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced funding of £1.5m to support individuals and organisations in the Arts Sector in response to COVID-19.

Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2019 have been published last week by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

The Executive has called on the people of Northern Ireland to come together at 11am on Tuesday to observe a minute of silence to commemorate all those who have been killed, injured or have contracted an occupational illness at work.