Changes to travel regulations will mean 14 day quarantine for travellers

Those travelling from France, Monaco, Netherlands, Turks and Caicos, Aruba and Malta into the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, will now be required to quarantine for 14 days.




Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for January to March 2020 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.




New law to ensure furloughed employees receive full redundancy payments

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced a new law to ensure that furloughed employees who are made redundant receive statutory redundancy pay based on their normal wages, rather than a reduced furlough rate.




Appointment of five Non-Executive Members to the Health And Social Care Board

Health Minister Robin Swann, has announced the appointment of five Non-Executive Members to the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB)




EFS applicants can avail of support at DAERA Direct offices

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that digital assistance support will be available in the DAERA Direct offices on a strict appointment only basis to assist with applications to Tranche 4 of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), which will open for applications from 17 August – 11 September 2020.