Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has welcomed changes to the Job Support Scheme and increased help for the self-employed.

Important support for care home staff will be sustained as a result of a planned new £27m funding package for the sector, Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced details of a new support scheme to help businesses affected by the restrictions announced by the Executive last week.

The First Minister Arlene Foster and Junior Minister Declan Kearney provide update on Covid-19 response and the Department for the Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced a new Covid Restriction Business Support Scheme to help businesses affected the restrictions.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has welcomed the introduction of regulations that enable civil partnerships to be converted to marriages.