Stormont Watch

With the Assembly set to begin its summer holidays on the 4 July for two months, Stormont Watch’s final blog for the next few weeks will cast its eye over how the Assembly has tackled the credit crunch and whether the end is insight.

In many ways the response of the Executive to the credit crunch has been unprecedented. The First and deputy First Minister chaired discussion forms on the economy. The… Continue

DEL Permanent Secretary Dr Aideen McGinley announces she is to step down to become the new CEx of the North West regeneration company Ilex.

Before taking up her civil service post, Dr McGinley had been Chief Executive of Fermanagh Council, so will be returning to those roots and networks formed west of the Bann. She’ll now also be bringing insight into skills and training, so impor… Continue

The SDLP have today announced full details of a reshuffle of their team in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Pat Ramsey MLA will replace Patsy McGlone MLA as the Chief Whip of the SDLP Assembly Group and a range of changes have been made to Committee membership.

Margaret Ritchie MLA is unaffected by the reshuffle and remains Minister for
Social Development.

Committee Chairs
Party Leader Mark Durkan MP MLA will step down as Chair of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee and will b… Continue

DUP Party Leader Peter Robinson MP MLA announced today the names of his future Ministerial team at Stormont.

Sammy Wilson MP MLA will take over from Nigel Dodds MP MLA as Finance and Personnel Minister.

Nelson McCausland MLA will take over from Gregory Campbell MP MLA as Culture Arts & Leisure Minister.

Robin Newton MLA replaces Jeffrey Donaldson MP M… Continue

On Monday the Minister for Employment and Learning will answer questions on the commercialisation of university and college research by 2010, apprenticeships and the Steps 2 work programme.

Members will discuss the Inquiry into the Way Forward for Apprenticeships and the Chair of the Social Development Committee Chair will call upo… Continue