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£40m allocated to help address pressures faced by local Councils
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has welcomed a £40m Executive allocation to councils to help address their financial pressures as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Funding provides lifeline to Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors - Ní Chuilín
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has today welcomed the announcement of £29m support for the culture, language, arts and heritage sectors impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Minister announces work is to commence on development of Social Inclusion Strategies
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced work is to commence on the development of the suite of Social Inclusion Strategies.
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Essential conservation works at historic monument sites
The Department for Communities has announced that two State Care Monuments will be closed to the public to enable essential conservation works over the next 18-24 months and that additional measures will be put in place at a further three sites until conservation works can...
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Minister opens £1Million Covid Safe Sports Pack Fund
Communities Minister Caral Ni Chuilin today announced the opening of a £1M fund to assist with the safe return to sport.
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Disability Benefits Operational Update
The Department for Communities will mirror the approach published today by the Department for Work and Pensions and will be implementing the Supreme Court Judgement known as MM from 17 September 2020 on all PIP claims assessed on or after this date.
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Minster announces extension to Child Poverty Strategy
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced an extension to the term of the Executive’s Child Poverty Strategy 2016 -2019 to May 2022.
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New Jobs & Skills page launched on NI Direct
The Department for Communities and Department for Economy have launched a new Jobs & Skills campaign page on NI Direct as part of the response to COVID-19.
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Carrickfergus Castle to reopen
THE historic doors of Carrickfergus Castle will reopen to the public next month for pre-booked tours.
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Communities Minister joins forces with the Big Community Sew to help the vulnerable ‘Wear one for everyone’.
Up to 40,000 face coverings are to be made available to vulnerable groups by the Department for Communities.
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Ballycopeland Windmill to benefit from £1.2 million investment
Regeneration work is due to get underway at Ballycopeland Windmill, Millisle – the only working windmill in Ulster.
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Minister announces re-opening of fund for creative organisations
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín today announced the re-opening of the Organisations Emergency Programme (OEP) to help arts organisations cope with the impact of Covid-19.
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Minister meets with mental health campaign group
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín today met with a campaign group to discuss a range of mental health issues including breaking the negative stigma surrounding the issue.
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Support our Arts
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín outlines the support measures that have been put in place and future plans to help our local arts and cultural sector who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Appointments to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has appointed the following individuals as members to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) from 1 October 2020 for a period of up to 4 years:
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New appointment to the Historic Buildings Council
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has appointed Mr Sebastian Graham as a member to the Historic Buildings Council.
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Voluntary and Community sector receives £500,000 boost
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has joined forces with local philanthropists to invest £500,000 in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector.
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Reappointment of the Chair of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Board
Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced the reappointment of Professor Peter Roberts as the Chair of the NI Housing Executive (NIHE) Board until 4 November 2022.
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Reappointments to the Board of Sport NI
The Department for Communities has reappointed five members to the Board of Sport NI.
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Extension of appointment to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
The first terms of appointment of Mr Hugh McKeag and Miss Carmel Mullan, members of the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI), have been extended from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2024.