Kimmins announces £223,000 road improvement scheme for Spa Road, Ballynahinch
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that a £223,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on B175 Spa Road, Ballynahinch will commence on Monday 26 May 2025.
Publication of “CAMHS Waiting Time Statistics for Northern Ireland (March 2025)”
The Department of Health (DoH) has today, published quarterly Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) waiting time statistics for Northern Ireland.
Public consultation on Children’s and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework
The Health Minister has launched a 14-week public consultation on a draft Children’s and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework.
Consultation launched to tackle use of mobile phones while driving
A tougher new law around using handheld mobile phones while driving is being proposed by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins in a bid to make our roads safer.
Greens welcome apparent U-turn from government on winter fuel payments
Reacting to comments in the Commons today in which Keir Starmer said he wanted to ensure more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments, Sian Berry MP said:
“The Prime Minister’s statement shows just how much pressure he is now under, from the public, Greens and others in opposition, and many Labour MPs, to demonstrate he has at least some understanding that his Government’s cuts are hurting people.
“To truly right these many wrongs, the Chancellor must try harder, and use her upcoming fiscal decisions to tax extreme wealth fairly. This could not only restore payments in full to the millions of pensioners Labour has betrayed, but also enable her to reconsider other cruel political choices, including £5 billion in cuts to welfare and her refusal to cancel the two-child benefit cap.
“Together, these u-turns would save hundreds of thousands from being pushed into poverty, and Greens will be making the case for this alongside everyone affected until this Government does the right thing.”