Press Releases 2014-2015
Synopsis: Below you will find all press releases published by the Northern Ireland Assembly during the 2014-2015 session.
| Date | Title | Action |
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18/02/2015 |
Committee slams Department's funding approval process The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning has slammed the Department’s process for approving European Social Fund (ESF) monies to community and voluntary groups. Reference: CE&L 03/14/15 |
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12/02/2015 |
Local Pig Farmers Deserve Fair Return For Their Product Says Committee The Assembly Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development received a briefing from the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) at this week’s meeting on the growing pig price differential between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and the financial strain this is placing on local pig farmers. Reference: AGRI 04/14/15 |
Read Local Pig Farmers Deserve Fair Return For Their Product Says Committee |
04/02/2015 |
Local students challenge politicians to 'talk politics' Following on from a series of successful 'Let's Talk Politics' events aimed at young people, sixth form students from schools in East, North and South Antrim, and East Londonderry constituencies will take up the challenge to quiz their local political representatives on the issues that matter to them and their local communities. Reference: SO 04/14/15 |
Read Local students challenge politicians to 'talk politics' |
28/01/2015 |
Education Committee Backs Digital Action Plan in Schools The Committee for Education today called for primary and post-primary pupils to be given better access to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) parts of the curriculum, particularly with respect to learning computer coding. Their call came as the Committee continued its review of STEM subjects in schools. Reference: EDUC 03/14/15 |
Read Education Committee Backs Digital Action Plan in Schools |
21/01/2015 |
PAC calls for Urgent Reform of Financial Penalties Collection System The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee is calling for urgent reform of the system for collecting financial penalties in a Report published today. Reference: PAC 04/14/15 |
Read PAC calls for Urgent Reform of Financial Penalties Collection System |
18/12/2014 |
Assembly Committee calls for assurance measures on Executive's Budget 2015-16 The Committee for Finance and Personnel has launched its report on the Northern Ireland Executive’s proposed budget for 2015-16. The report, which the Committee co-ordinates on behalf of all the Assembly scrutiny committees, identifies specific actions that the Executive could take when implementing the 2015-16 budget. Reference: CFP 02/14/15 |
Read Assembly Committee calls for assurance measures on Executive's Budget 2015-16 |
15/12/2014 |
Committee Calls for BT to Make RTE Catch-Up Service Available in Northern Ireland The Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee has called on British Telecom (BT) to make the RTÉ Player available to their broadband customers in Northern Ireland. Reference: ETI 02/14/15 |
Read Committee Calls for BT to Make RTE Catch-Up Service Available in Northern Ireland |
11/12/2014 |
Chair Denounces Increases as "Unfare" Chair to the Committee for Regional Development has denounced Translink and the Department for Regional Development for the 5% increase to bus and rail fares announced this evening. Reference: CRD 03/14/15 |
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09/12/2014 |
Committee hears from CAFRE on young farmers' scheme qualification The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development received a briefing from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) on its delivery of the new Young Farmers’ Scheme qualification. Reference: 03/14/15 |
Read Committee hears from CAFRE on young farmers' scheme qualification |
08/12/2014 |
MLAs Raise Awareness of Disability Sport Assembly Community Connect, in conjunction with Disability Sport NI, hosted an event in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings to raise awareness of disability sports. Reference: ACC 02/14/15 |
