20/08/2010
NI Planners Join Land & Property Services
Sixty planning officers are to move to Land and Property Services in Northern Ireland it has been announced.
Stormont Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the move to secure posts for the Professional Technical grade officers to work on a project for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Mr Poots said: "This is a particularly difficult time for the Planning Service but we are making every effort to ensure that staff awaiting redeployment are helped as quickly as possible.
"The Department is putting all its efforts into securing successful schemes to transfer or loan staff to other areas in order to keep these key skills within the wider Northern Ireland Civil Service, this remains our primary focus."
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said: "I welcome the redeployment of staff from the Planning Service to this project. This is a good example of departments working corporately to ensure surplus staff across the NICS are found alternative positions suited to their skills as swiftly as possible."
The staff from Planning Service will be based in Belfast, Downpatrick and Omagh.
(CD/BMcC)
Stormont Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the move to secure posts for the Professional Technical grade officers to work on a project for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Mr Poots said: "This is a particularly difficult time for the Planning Service but we are making every effort to ensure that staff awaiting redeployment are helped as quickly as possible.
"The Department is putting all its efforts into securing successful schemes to transfer or loan staff to other areas in order to keep these key skills within the wider Northern Ireland Civil Service, this remains our primary focus."
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said: "I welcome the redeployment of staff from the Planning Service to this project. This is a good example of departments working corporately to ensure surplus staff across the NICS are found alternative positions suited to their skills as swiftly as possible."
The staff from Planning Service will be based in Belfast, Downpatrick and Omagh.
(CD/BMcC)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
04 January 2018
Belfast City Council To Reform Planning Services
Belfast City Council has announced it's intention to reform Planning Services, with a renewed focus on how it communicates with various customer groups. The announcement follows recommendations in a report it commissioned by Scotland's former Chief Planner, Jim Mackinnon CBE and broad consultation with a number of stakeholder groups.
Belfast City Council To Reform Planning Services
Belfast City Council has announced it's intention to reform Planning Services, with a renewed focus on how it communicates with various customer groups. The announcement follows recommendations in a report it commissioned by Scotland's former Chief Planner, Jim Mackinnon CBE and broad consultation with a number of stakeholder groups.
20 November 2014
600 Jobs At Citi Belfast
US financial services company Citi is investing £54m in its Belfast site, in a move expected to create 600 jobs. Citi Belfast, located in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, already employs around 1,500 staff.
600 Jobs At Citi Belfast
US financial services company Citi is investing £54m in its Belfast site, in a move expected to create 600 jobs. Citi Belfast, located in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, already employs around 1,500 staff.
13 September 2021
Workforce Planning Needed To Relieve Pressure On Hospital Staff
Proper workforce planning is needed to relieve the pressure on hospital staff, Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín has said. Speaking after the Belfast Trust put out an urgent call for extra nursing staff, the North Belfast MLA said: "The Belfast Trust have today launched an urgent call for extra nursing staff to help with the care of patients.
Workforce Planning Needed To Relieve Pressure On Hospital Staff
Proper workforce planning is needed to relieve the pressure on hospital staff, Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín has said. Speaking after the Belfast Trust put out an urgent call for extra nursing staff, the North Belfast MLA said: "The Belfast Trust have today launched an urgent call for extra nursing staff to help with the care of patients.
23 April 2013
Boost For Solar Energy Welcomed
Alliance South Down spokesperson, Councillor Patrick Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister that schools, businesses and farm buildings will no longer need planning permission for solar panels. The change relates to micro generation equipment, including solar panels, which generate electricity or heat from sunlight.
Boost For Solar Energy Welcomed
Alliance South Down spokesperson, Councillor Patrick Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister that schools, businesses and farm buildings will no longer need planning permission for solar panels. The change relates to micro generation equipment, including solar panels, which generate electricity or heat from sunlight.
29 April 2010
Protest Follows Planning Service Cuts
Protest action takes place today as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has become the latest body to criticise the NI Planning Service's bid to redeploy as many as one in three of its employees.
Protest Follows Planning Service Cuts
Protest action takes place today as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has become the latest body to criticise the NI Planning Service's bid to redeploy as many as one in three of its employees.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mild and breezy Christmas Day. Also rather cloudy but mainly dry with a few bright or sunny spells developing, more especially over parts of Antrim and County Down. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:Cloudy, mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.