Communities Minister
Minister accused of 'failing football' over stadia funding scheme
COMMUNITIES minister Deirdre Hargey has been accused of "failing football" because a scheme to upgrade football stadia in Northern Ireland has not been progressed.
DUP accused of 'consciously delaying' vital legislation to close welfare loopholes 'pushing people further into poverty'
THE DUP has been accused of `consciously delaying' vital legislation which would close loopholes in welfare legislation that are `pushing people further into poverty'.
Councils eligible to furlough staff through government job retention scheme
COUNCILS are eligible to furlough staff through the government's job retention scheme, Communities minister Deirdre Hargey confirmed last night.
Plans for £2m public realm works scheme to enhance Belfast city centre
PLANS for a £2 million public realm works scheme to enhance streets in Belfast city centre were announced yesterday.
Housing Executive funding for community group at centre of UDA allegations trebles in three years
HOUSING Executive funding for a community group which has been the subject of allegations that its office is the unofficial headquarters of the Shankill Road UDA, trebled in a three year period.
Protesters gather in Belfast to demand introduction of an Irish Language Act
PROTESTERS have gathered outside the headquarters of the Department for Communities in Belfast to demand an Irish Language Act for the north.
Stormont's failed Steps 2 Success employment scheme has cost £25m
A COMPLUSORY Stormont employment scheme which has failed to place four out of five jobseekers in work has cost more than £25m.
Staff error costs around £15 million per year in incorrect benefit payments
STAFF error at the Social Security Agency is resulting in around £15 million a year being lost through benefit overpayments.
More than 90 applications made after controversial band funding project revived
MORE than 90 applications have been received in just two months following the re-introduction of a controversial fund for marching band instruments.
Super councils spend £11m more on staff than the old 26
THE eleven new super councils spent £11 million more on staff in their first year than in the final year of the previous 26 combined, with one MLA describing the rising bill as "nonsensical." Only four of the new councils reduced staff numbers, with the remaining seven councils all increasing their employee intake.