EFS applicants can avail of support at DAERA Direct offices

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that digital assistance support will be available in the DAERA Direct offices on a strict appointment only basis to assist with applications to Tranche 4 of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), which will open for applications from 17 August – 11 September 2020.

Publication of Weekly Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Deliveries, Northern Ireland: W/E 6 March to W/E 31 July 2020

The Health and Social Care (HSC) Northern Ireland Business Services Organisation (BSO) has today published new experimental statistics on PPE items which have been issued to HSC in Northern Ireland.

Poots meets with farmers and stakeholders on the north coast

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA spent the day on the north coast meeting farmers and stakeholders to discuss a number of current issues.

Minister Poots: ‘Fund will help rural communities and businesses, revitalise, innovate and expand’

Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited towns in County Tyrone to encourage small and rural businesses to apply for £2.7million funding recently announced by his Department.

Weir welcomes decision on summer examinations

Education Minister Peter Weir has welcomed the decision by the NI examinations body, CCEA, that robust student prior performance from mock examinations will be used as evidence in any appeal.