Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has welcomed the appointment of Mike Farrar as interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health.

Communities minister Gordon Lyons has outlined his ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to benefit fraud in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly today.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said she looks forward to working in collaboration with NI Water to address the challenges facing waste-water infrastructure.

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has approved payment of the full 12 months of the Health and Social Care (HSC) and Medical and Dental pay deals.

Following a meeting on the 3 February 2025 the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers from 1 April 2025.