Northern Ireland Executive ministers and their officials have over the past 24 hours been involved in a number of initiatives and critical decisions relating to the Coronavirus emergency.

Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2019 have been published last week by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

The Executive has called on the people of Northern Ireland to come together at 11am on Tuesday to observe a minute of silence to commemorate all those who have been killed, injured or have contracted an occupational illness at work.

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that his Department has commenced the process to appoint a new Mental Health Champion.

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has released a set of principles to help our local Councils decide if it’s safe to re-open their household waste recycling centres.