Murphy sets out plans to grow north’s tourism industry
Economy Minister Conor Murphy sees the tourism industry as a success story and will work with the industry to write the next chapter of that story.
2024 Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Transfer window closing soon
Farmers are being reminded that any Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlement Transfers for this year must be completed by midnight Thursday 2 May 2024.
Greens pledge to support repeal of new Rwanda deportation law
23 April 2024
Responding to the Rwanda Bill completing its parliamentary stages, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said:
“I don’t want people risking their lives crossing the channel in small boats. But the way to stop that isn’t this punitive, inhumane approach. It’s providing safe and legal routes for people to apply for asylum from overseas, and working to fix the reasons that people are having to claim asylum – including wars and the climate crisis.
“This new Act is simply a very expensive way to be cruel. We need to get the humanity back into our refugee policy and Green MPs will certainly seek this Act’s repeal after the General Election.”
Minister Lyons commits to policies to deliver meaningful impacts and lasting benefits.
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has committed to making a ‘real and meaningful impact’ by delivering policies with lasting benefits at his first Communities Committee appearance.
Reappointments to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has reappointed the following as Members of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) from 1 April 2024 until 31 March 2028: