The Health Minister has announced further funding of £754,800 for foster carers bringing the total support provided to them to £1.39million since the start of pandemic.
Foster carers provide care for children looked after by social services teams when they are unable to live with their parent/s. There are currently around 2,600 children and young people in foster or kinship care in Northern Ireland.

A £145,000 resurfacing scheme on the U1147 Ervy Road, Eglinton is due to commence on 25 February 2021.

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced funding of £1.5 million to help improve patient throughput at dental surgeries in Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health today published the next in the series of weekly results from its COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS).

The Road Safety Issues in Northern Ireland 2019/2020 report is now available.