News

Finance Minister Conor Murphy today launched the latest Civil Service student placement scheme, offering 160 placements across government departments.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has today announced £45 million of funding for teachers pay, the Housing Executive, Translink and the Driver Vehicle Agency (DVA).

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has secured Assembly backing to freeze the regional rate for another year.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy is encouraging businesses who have not yet taken up the opportunity to apply for the Omicron Hospitality Payment to do so before the scheme closes at 23:59 on Friday 4 March 2022.

Finance Minister Conor Murphy today updated the Assembly on the Draft Budget and additional funding.

One hundred hotels have benefitted from almost £2 million of support from the Department of Finance’s Omicron Hospitality Payment.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has extended the Omicron Hospitality Payment to include soft play businesses as well as inflatable and trampoline parks.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced a series of changes to public procurement which will bolster local supply chains, protect human rights and maximise opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced additional support for nightclubs which will see venues receive payments of up to £36,500.

The Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA) today published the results schedule for Census 2021.

Over £23.7 million has issued to 1,936 hospitality businesses under the Department of Finance’s Omicron Hospitality Payment.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced the Omicron Hospitality Payment scheme will be extended to include hotels and certain sports clubs.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy today allocated over £40 million to education as part of the January Monitoring Round.

Land & Property Services has begun contacting hospitality businesses to confirm their details to enable the Omicron Hospitality Payment to be made.

Finance Minister Conor Murphy is encouraging business landlords and tenants to work together to resolve any outstanding disputes over rent payments.

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has today announced the allocation of £55 million to fund a new Energy Payment Support Scheme to help families struggling with increased energy costs.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has joined Finance Ministers from Wales and Scotland in calling on the Treasury to guarantee that money allocated to support Covid responses will be provided in full, following a meeting with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today.

As 2021 comes to an end, Finance Minister, Conor Murphy reflects on his second year in office.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has written to Treasury calling for additional funding and for the furlough scheme to be reinstated to deal with the increased challenges presented by Omicron.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced £16.2 million for the Albert Basin Park project which will see a city park created in Newry.