Health Minister Michael McGimpsey today announced the findings of the Speech & Language Therapy Task Force.

he Interim Report of the Better Regulation and Simplification Review has been published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Department of the Environment (DoE).

An Inter-denominational Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving has been held in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast to celebrate 60 years of the Health Service in Northern Ireland.

Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson, has announced the appointment of Dick Mackenzie CB as Local Government Boundaries Commissioner.

Environment Minister Sammy Wilson today vowed the new Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) would forge an effective partnership with business in delivering a strong and safe environment.

IntroductionChairman, I very much welcome the opportunity to address this forum at what is my first occasion to participate formally in the social partnership process in my current role.

Speaking in Seanad Éireann this afternoon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin T.D said that

Economy Minister Arlene Foster has announced that funding for free face-to-face debt advice in Northern Ireland is to double.

The Minister for Health & Children, Ms Mary Harney, T.D., today (2 July 2008) announced the commencement of certain provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 which will allow the new Medical Council to begin its work with effect from

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Business Council, retirement age, letter from the Chief Whip and Hauliers strike

Developing countries need western support to increase food production to deal with difficulties in the global market, the PM told MPs this morning.

Food, fuel and the economy and international affairs were on the agenda when the Prime Minister met with senior MPs this morning.

Gordon Brown is committed to "keeping the economy moving" in the face of a tougher global economic climate.

Since the year start, UAH 8.2 billion (USD 1/UAH 4.85) of credit resources are attracted to the agrarian sector, it exceeds an index of the same period of the previous year by 1.4 fold, Departmental Director of the Agricultural Policy

The Group of Eight Summit to be held in Japan on July 7-8 will discuss among other themes problems of the world economy and climate changes

Diplomats from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry are holding talks with NATO members during meetings of political and military committees in Brussels on Thursday

The National Council (Parliament) of Slovakia has ratified a Ukrainian-Slovakian agreement on local border traffic. According to Spokesperson of the Slovakian Foreign Ministry Jan Skoda, the agreement will come into force in 30 days after it is ratified by the

UEFA delegation headed by UEFA President Michel Platini will arrive in Ukraine on Thursday. The goal of the visit is to familiarize with the country's preparations for the finals of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship

Assessment to the general fund of the state budget by the State Customs Service in January-June made up UAH 43.5 billion

The national council on television and radio broadcasting has enlarged the list of foreign TV programs (channels) brought into conformity with the Ukrainian law, Council Head Vitaliy Shevchenko said at a briefing