The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on a budget for the 2025/26 financial year following a meeting on Thursday. Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the Executive are determined to “work together to deliver.”
Finance Minister John O’Dowd has announced an allocation of over £17 million to Stormont departments to help deal with the impacts of Storm Éowyn. The Department for Infrastructure received over £8 million to assist their clean-up operation.
Following Conor Murphy’s successful election to the Seanad, Sinn Féin has announced a reshuffle of their Executive Ministers. Liz Kimmins joins John O’Dowd and Caoimhe Archibald on the frontbench – but all in new departments.
In a bid to reduce the traffic congestion in Belfast City Centre, the Infrastructure Minister has announced that taxis will be allowed to use bus lanes from Wednesday 18 December, but the decision has seen criticism from a range of politicians and cycling advocacy groups.
