O’Dowd announces £460,000 road improvement scheme for A2 Groomsport Road Roundabout, Bangor

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that work on a £460,000 resurfacing scheme for the A2 Groomsport Road Roundabout, will commence on Monday 19 February 2024.

Publication of ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – January 2024'

The ‘DVA Monthly Tests Conducted Statistics – January 2024’ report, containing statistics up to January 2024, is now available.

O’Dowd announces £487,000 road improvement scheme for A24 Ballynahinch Road, Carryduff

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that a £487,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on A24 Ballynahinch Road, Carryduff will commence on Monday 26 February 2024.

Increase in funded IVF provision

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that publicly funded IVF treatment will increase to one full cycle for eligible women.

Justice Minister Naomi Long is extending the Sexual Offences Legal Advisers pilot scheme until March 2025.

Minister Long said: “I introduced this pilot scheme in April 2021 to provide free, independent legal advice and advocacy to adult complainants in serious sexual offence cases, up to the point of trial – since then more than 1,600 people have received free legal advice.