People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has said that cuts by Stormont to the Rates Support Grant (RSG) was stripping…
Rates Support Grant
Harkin: Stop unfairly burdening Derry ratepayers
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has said that the time has come to stop unfairly putting the burden ono…
Durkan: Ratepayers in poorer council areas bearing brunt of rates support cuts
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has called on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to provide immediate financial assistance for councils before…
Harkin: DfC should double Hardship Fund
The Department for Communities contacted Council’s across the North to advise that a Hardship Fund was available to provide non-recurrent…
Harkin: Pressure DfC to reverse Rates Support Grant cut
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has called for Department for Communities to come under pressure to reverse its decision…
Sinn Féin minister must reverse £750k cut to Derry
SDLP Councillor Rory Farrell has said that the Sinn Féin Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey, must “reverse the £750k cut” to…
Derry council ends year with £1.3m surplus
DERRY City and Strabane District Council has ended the financial year with a surplus of £1.3 million after initially projecting…
Duffy welcomes cash boost for council
SINN Féin Councillor Sandra Duffy has welcomed the announcement of an extra £458,725 funding boost to support Derry City and…
Mayor welcomes additional RSG funding for council area
THE Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Brian Tierney, has welcomed the announcement by the Communities Minister…