Organisation: Department of Finance and Personnel

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

news

LATEST: NI High Court dismisses cases calling for same-sex marriage

LATEST: Northern Ireland's High Court has dismissed two cases calling for same-sex marriage to be recognised.

news

Ex-SF MLA Daithi McKay quits over claims about Nama deal evidence

news

Northern Crisis: Members of the independent panel

news

Nama to resist inquiry into sale

news

21 PSNI officers intimidated out of homes by dissident republicans

news

North's civil servants offered £150m pay deal

Dodds in firing line regarding North's civil service back pay

The North's Finance Minister was accused of moral blackmail today in a row about civil service back pay claims.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2009

Call to exempt North health service from efficiency savings

The health service in the North should be exempt from 3% efficiency savings which threaten to cut services to the bone, workers claimed today.

Thu, 27 Nov, 2008

Call for legal advice on Executive budget

Legal advice should be sought in a wrangle over next year’s Executive budget, it was claimed tonight.

Wed, 26 Nov, 2008

North civil servants 'wasting money on high-priced airfares'

Civil servants in the North were today accused of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on high-priced airfares.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2008

Cost of registering land sales 'too high'

People who register property and land sales with Land Registers Northern Ireland (LNRI) are paying too much for the service provided, according to an Audit Office report published today.

Wed, 18 Jun, 2008

New campaign to highlight need for internet security

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has today launched the makeITsecure campaign.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2008

Belfast office property snapped up by Irish farmers for €17 million

A PRIME office property in Belfast has been acquired for €17 million on behalf of a group of Irish farmers.

Tue, 18 Sep, 2007

Green MLA to make rates plea

Fresh taxes should be imposed to replace the flawed rates system, a Green Party Assemblyman is expected to tell the North's Stormont Assembly today.

Tue, 15 May, 2007

Fraud fears after civil servants' computers stolen

Thieves have stolen 55 computers from Northern civil servants during a nine-year crime spree, it emerged today.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2007

NI: Millions 'wasted on consultants'

The British government was today accused of wasting £50m (€73.3m) on management consultants and hospitality at a time when the health service in the North is under severe financial pressure.

Sun, 23 Jul, 2006

Civil servant remanded on terror charge

A Northern Ireland civil servant who had personal details of 36,000 British government staff on his computer was today remanded in custody for a month.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2005

Computerised payroll plan a 'Laurel and Hardy' fiasco

Millions of pounds were poured down the drain by a computerised payroll system for the Northern Ireland Civil service which never produced a single payslip, an official report said today.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Civil servants increase strike action

A public service union tonight announced an intensification of its civil service strike action in Northern Ireland in a dispute over pay.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2004

Cross-Border group chief suspended in loan probe

THE head of a cross-Border body involved in distributing grants worth up to €981m has been suspended as police in the North investigate financial irregularities.

Thu, 22 May, 2003

Spy charge messenger 'investigated before'

Northern Ireland Office messenger William Mackessy, who is facing criminal charges over allegations of spying for the IRA, had been the subject of a previous investigation, it was disclosed tonight.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2002

Rates could rise to fund public services

Rates could be increased and water charges introduced in a bid to raise extra revenue for the Northern Ireland Executive, Stormont sources claimed today.

Fri, 19 Apr, 2002