Quarterly Carers’ Statistics for Northern Ireland (July – September 2023)

The Department of Health (DoH) has today published “Quarterly Carers’ Statistics for Northern Ireland (July – September 2023)”.




Launch of recruitment competition for a Chair and a Non-Executive Member to the Board of Northern Ireland Water

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has announced a recruitment campaign to appoint a Chair and a Non-Executive Member to the Board of Northern Ireland Water.




Appointment of Independent Chair of the review of the roles and responsibilities of councillors in Northern Ireland

The Department for Communities has announced the appointment of Mr Maynard Mawhinney as the Independent Chair of a working group which will review the roles and responsibilities of councillors in Northern Ireland. The appointment takes effect from 1 December 2023.




NI Pupils perform well in mathematics, reading and science in International Survey

A major international survey of educational achievement of 15-year-olds shows that young people in Northern Ireland continue to perform highly compared to young people in other education systems across the world.




Department for the Economy publishes 2023/24 budget consultation final response

The Department for the Economy has published the final response to the 2023/24 budget consultation.