Dodds – NI’s tourism and hospitality sector is open for business

Northern Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector is open for business.




Long announces consultation on biometric proposals

Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a public consultation to seek views on proposals to further amend the law relating to the retention of DNA and fingerprints in Northern Ireland.




Ministers publish domestic and sexual abuse action plan and progress report

Justice Minister Naomi Long and Health Minister Robin Swann have published a plan for year five of the seven year domestic and sexual abuse strategy as well as a progress report for 2019/20.




Minister urges everyone to clap for the health service

Health Minister Robin Swann has urged everyone in Northern Ireland to take part in the nationwide applause for the NHS on its 72nd birthday on Sunday.




The Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: 2019/20 Annual Statistical Bulletin

Planning statistics for 2019/20 are now available. These data provide an overall view of planning activity. Alongside this there is a summary of council performance across the three statutory targets for major development applications, local development applications and enforcement cases as laid out in the Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.