DAERA Minister puts measures in place to protect citizens and maintain delivery of support and advice

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has put measures in place to protect citizens and staff by reducing the public facing services offered by DAERA Direct Offices.




£170,000 resurfacing scheme for Upper Knockbreda Road, Belfast

A £170,000 resurfacing scheme on Upper Knockbreda Road, Belfast will commence on Monday 30 March 2020.




Visits suspended in Northern Ireland Prisons in response to Covid-19

In consultation with the Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA, the Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced that he has reluctantly taken the decision to suspend all visits to prisons from Monday 23 March.




Minister announces reduction in public transport services as response to COVID-19 outbreak

Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, has approved a reduction in the level of public transport provision as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak.




Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill express sympathy after Covid-19 death

First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have expressed sympathy following the first death of a person in Northern Ireland who had tested positive for Covid-19.