Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Ciara Ferguson has welcomed an announcement from the communities minister allocating £6.7 million to tackle homelessness.…
COMMUNITIES MINISTER
Durkan: Winter fuel support too little too late for many
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has hit out at the Executive’s repeated failures to address rising fuel poverty. Mr Durkan…
McLaughlin calls for arts funding review after Waterside Theatre closure
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has called on the Communities Minister to review arts funding following the announced closure of…
Durkan: Dire budget cuts will cause endless cycle of homelessness
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has warned of the disastrous consequences of proposed budget cuts from the Department for Communities…
Durkan: Widespread damp issue must be taken seriously
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has criticised a lackadaisical approach from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to address the widespread…
Durkan seeks fairer Maternity Allowance policy for UC claimants
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called for an overhaul of the provision of maternity benefits available in Northern…
‘Community workers deserve real cost of living pay increase’
People Before Profit Councillorr Shaun Harkin said community sector workers deserve a real cost of living pay increase. Said Cllr…
Rents frozen for Housing Executive tenants
RENTS for NI Housing Executive properties will be frozen for the coming financial year by Stormont’s Communities Minister. Sinn Fein’s…
Middleton challenges ministerial inaction on Derry properties
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton has challenged the inaction of Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to deliver a solution to theongoing…
Live music events could return on June 21
THE Communities Minister has said she is hopeful live music can resume in the North of Ireland before the end…