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Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has reappointed Sean Kelly and Lynne Best as Board Members to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Board from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2028. They have both served on the board from 1 July 2020.

Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Shane Quinn as a Trustee to the Board of National Museums Northern Ireland from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2028.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the establishment of the ‘United States/Northern Ireland Cultural Working Group’. The Group, led by the Department for Communities, aims to promote new opportunities through a programme of cultural engagement in both the United States and Northern Ireland.

Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Ruth Hunter, Gráinne McVeigh and Ronan O’Hara as Members of the Management Committee of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) with effect from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2029.

The Department for Communities (DfC) has launched a competition to appoint a new Chair and two Independent Members to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC). The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 22 July 2024.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has acknowledged the contribution of the voluntary and community sector in supporting employability provision for those facing barriers to employment.

Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Mrs Aoife Hamilton as the Deputy Chief Commissioner to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland with effect from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2029.

A consultation on proposals to change the disability benefits system has been added to the Department for Communities website.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced forthcoming changes to the law relating to private rental properties.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons will launch an Equality Impact Assessment consultation on his initial decisions on the Department for Communities 2024-25 budget.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched an innovative new loan scheme aimed at helping the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector develop capital projects which will tackle social need in communities across Northern Ireland.

A long-term programme of investment in local footballing facilities at all levels of the game has been unlocked by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a public consultation on a threshold below which charities in Northern Ireland would not be required to register with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, or to provide an annual report and accounts.

The Department for Communities (DfC) has launched a competition to appoint new Members to the Board of Libraries NI. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 10 June 2024.

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons joined the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Patricia Logue to formally cut the sod ahead of the installation of the Factory Girls Sculpture at Harbour Square in Londonderry.

Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has reappointed Nora Douds as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Museums Council (NIMC) Board. Mrs Douds has served as the Chair from 1 March 2021.

Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has announced the reappointment of the Chair and eight Members of the Historic Buildings Council (HBC).

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has today announced a funding opportunity to build more affordable homes for lower income tenants as a strand of the forthcoming Housing Supply Strategy.

The next phase of Universal Credit (UC) implementation - known as the ‘Move to UC’ - will begin this week for people receiving tax credits along with housing benefit.

Written statement to the Assembly from the Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons