![]() ![]() However, many departments have been left under-funded, with warnings of severe constraints on spending.Īmid warnings that Department of Health cuts to community and voluntary groups would push some "to the brink of collapse", Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill said the secretary of state was failing to demonstrate the necessary "urgency" when it came to working to restore the executive. In the absence of a Stormont finance minister, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has been responsible for setting the regional budget. The Upper Bann MP said her party leader was "prioritising the funding issue directly with the prime minister in our ongoing negotiations with the government". ![]() Northern Ireland local election 2023 - results in full.His party colleague Carla Lockhart called on Wednesday for reform of Barnett formula, the mechanism for delivering funds to the devolved administrations. Sinn Féin has stressed the need to involve all Stormont's parties in discussions about any financial package that will accompany the restoration of the institutions.ĭUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson signalled on Tuesday that his party's discussions with the government about ending its 15-month boycott of devolution included a bid to secure a financial package. ![]()
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