1292 results
-
Appointment of a Trustee to the Board of Governors and three Members to the Management Committee of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey MLA, has appointed Mr Greg Cox as a Trustee to the Board of Governors of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP).
-
Appointment of a Chair and two Directors to the Board of the Northern Ireland Museums Council
Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey MLA, has appointed Nora Douds as the Chair to the Board of the Northern Ireland Museums Council (NIMC).
-
Minister Hargey welcomes Corporation Tax exemption for Housing Executive
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has welcomed the Corporation Tax exemption for the Housing Executive that will result in millions of pounds of additional investment in their homes each year.
-
Department for Communities announces creation of 100 temporary jobs
The Department for Communities has announced the creation of 100 temporary new jobs.
-
Hargey discusses opening of outdoor sport with sector
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has today met with, Sport NI, the NI Sports Forum and Sports Governing Bodies to discuss the pathway to a safe return to organised outdoor sport.
-
Ministerial statement on BIC meeting
With your permission, Mr (Deputy) Speaker, I wish to make the following report on the The British-Irish Council Collaborative Spatial Planning (CSP) and Housing work sectors joint Ministerial meeting via a virtual format on 25th February. This was a joint Ministerial co-chaired with the Minister...
-
Hargey welcomes £480,000 Covid funding reaching communities in need
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has welcomed an investment of almost half a million pounds for arts, culture and heritage projects in communities in need.
-
Job fairs go virtual in response to pandemic
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a series of virtual job fairs being piloted by the Department for Communities over the next few months.
-
Communities Minister launches public consultation on a new Strategy for Sport and Physical Activity
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has launched an eight week public consultation on a new Strategy for Sport and Physical Activity.
-
£25M Sports Sustainability Fund awards start to issue
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the first funding awards from the £25M Sports Sustainability Fund have issued.
-
Individual artists to be awarded a further £6.9 million
The release of a further £6.9m of funding to almost 1,600 individual artists has been welcomed by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey.
-
Legislation protecting private renters extended
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that due to the ongoing pandemic she is extending the legislation protecting private renters from eviction to 30 September 2021.
-
Minister Hargey announces over £1.3m for public realm school improvements
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced funding of £1.37m to 15 Primary and Nursery schools throughout Belfast.
-
Sports Fund Hardship Fund issues £2m in awards
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the Sports Hardship Fund which was designed to help clubs and organisations maintain the facilities they own or lease during the Covid restrictions, has issued awards to over 900 clubs totalling £2million.
-
Hargey announces 50 Heritage organisations to receive funding
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that more than £5million of awards are being offered to 50 heritage and 41 individuals through The Heritage Recovery Fund to stabilise the sector and prevent the loss of important historical assets. The fund is being delivered by The...
-
Hargey reduces entertainment licence renewal fees
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a reduction in fees for the renewal of entertainment licences to alleviate the hardship being experienced by the industry as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.
-
Platform Piece: Minister determined to tackle ‘open wound’ of poverty.
Poverty is an open wound for our society and has been for far too long. We need solutions and systemic change to tackle its root causes. The gap between the minority rich and ‘privileged’ and the majority of our community - often struggling just to...
-
£25M Sport Sustainability Fund on schedule
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has confirmed that the assessment of applications from the sport sector to the £25M Sports Sustainability Fund, is on track.
-
Arts and creative organisations to benefit from £10m of funding
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said that £10million of funding being offered today to a wide range of arts and creative organisations, will help stabilise the sector which has been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
-
Minister Hargey confirms further financial assistance for councils
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced additional funding of £2.435m to assist councils with their financial pressures.