Poots announces payment of £16.5m under Environmental Farming Scheme
Payments totalling £16.5million to participants in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) have commenced, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
Murphy announces Budget to rebuild economy and support children and young people
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has set out the Executive’s 2021/22 Budget. Over half a billion of Covid funding will support economic recovery. Support for children and young people is also a focus of the budget.
Economy Minister welcomes funding commitment for Economic Recovery Action Plan
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has welcomed the commitment from the Executive to provide £286.8million in additional funding to deliver her Economic Recovery Action Plan.
Statement on Executive decisions
Today, the Executive discussed its ongoing implementation of the Pathway out of Restrictions, and ratified the following decisions coming into effect from 12 April:
March stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in March 2021: