Northern Ireland Assembly - News and Media

NEWS AND MEDIA

Information for the Press & Media

The Northern Ireland Assembly is keen to develop positive working relationships with the media. We have a press accreditation scheme that makes access to parliament buildings easier and we have a media handbook that sets out clearly where filming and interviews can take place, what parts of the building are accessible to the media and more.

Latest Press Releases

17 May

The Committee for the Environment has welcomed the Minister’s announcement that, under proposed new legislation, a minimum 3-year disqualification period for drink driving will apply to all repeat offenders, irrespective of alcohol levels.

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16 May

Members of the Assembly Committee for Social Development today visited Ballynafeigh Community Development Association (BCDA) in South Belfast to see at first-hand how the Housing Executive’s ‘Shared Communities Programme’ has had a positive impact on the local neighbourhood and on the residents who live there.

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15 May

The Assembly's Health Committee has today called for the Minister to work more constructively with residents of residential care homes and follow advice from Claire Keatinge, the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland.

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15 May

The Assembly’s Employment and Learning Committee has welcomed a move to officially integrate the Open University into Northern Ireland’s higher education system.

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Media Operational Notices

15 May

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development will hold a special meeting to receive a briefing from the Minister on the details of the DARD Hardship Scheme.

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15 May

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment will receive a briefing from the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR) and DETI on the progress of the gas network extension.

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Committee to Focus on Shared Education

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education will receive a briefing from the Ministerial Advisory Group on Advancing Shared Education regarding its final report.

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13 May

Northern Ireland Assembly Committees will again attend this year’s Balmoral Show with the Committees for Agriculture and Rural Development, Regional Development and Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister all represented at the Show.

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