Economy Minister Diane Dodds has encouraged Northern Ireland businesses to check if they are eligible to apply for her Department’s Covid-19 grant schemes.

The Executive has agreed further funding allocations of £226.5 million following bids from Departments.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced funding of more than £500,000 for 13 projects through the Apprenticeship Challenge Fund.

The second statistical publication on work quality was published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency, where analysis by gender, age and skill level is presented for eight work quality indicators.

2020 was a tough year for all of us, but the roll out of the vaccine has brought a new sense of optimism that things will get better. As we look towards a time when we can ease restrictions again, it is important that we plan for recovery.