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nidirect (Irish: TÉDíreach) is the official Government website for Northern Ireland residents, providing a single point of access to public sector information and services. The content is developed by representatives from the many government departments that contribute to the site, working with a central editorial team.
1 March – SSE plc, Northern Ireland's largest supplier of gas, announces it will cut its prices by 22.8% from April. [49]4 March – Funding for Northern Ireland's only free specialist counselling service for victims of sexual violence is extended for a year as a replacement provider had not been lined up in time for the expiry of the contract with Nexus on 31 March.
The National Careers Service was established on the April 5, 2012 [1], replacing Next Step and Connexions Direct. [2]At launch, the Government aimed for the National Careers Service to have the capacity to help 700,000 adults face-to-face each year, to handle up to one million telephone advice sessions and provide 20 million online sessions.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA; initials pronounced as 'Dare-aa') (Irish: An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Comhshaoil agus Gnóthaí Tuaithe; Ulster Scots: Depairtment o' Fairmin, Environment an' Kintra Matthers) is a government department in the Northern Ireland Executive, the devolved administration for Northern Ireland.
A list of Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and their ministers and related organisations. The devolved government of Northern Ireland (the Northern Ireland Executive) is responsible for most public services in the region but some services are also provided by the United Kingdom Government and cross-border bodies under the North/South Ministerial Council.
An early election to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place in March 2017 but the Northern Ireland Executive was not formed afterwards due to continued disputes between the DUP and Sinn Féin. Each department is currently led by a Permanent Secretary , or the Head of the Civil Service in the case of the Executive Office.
A Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was officially appointed on the creation of the Government of Northern Ireland in June 1921, supported by the Department of the Prime Minister; [15] however, the office was abolished in March 1972, on the suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the introduction of direct rule.
No agreement on power-sharing was made after the 2022 Assembly election, and from October 2022 to February 2024, Northern Ireland was governed by civil servants. [8] On 3 February 2024, Sinn Féin 's Michelle O'Neill was appointed First Minister, the first Irish nationalist to be appointed to the position, [ 9 ] with DUP 's Emma Little-Pengelly ...