NI politics: What issues are in new ministers\' in-trays?

Published: 03 February 2024 at 09:00

Politics

Stormont will soon have a new set of ministers after a deal was struck to restore power sharing. Parties will choose which department they want during the assembly\'s first sitting on Saturday. Sinn Fein, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) are all entitled to posts, while the justice minister will be elected by a cross-community vote in the assembly. But with no devolved government in almost two years causing increasing budget pressures, there are no shortage of challenges facing the new ministers. Here are some of the main priorities they will need to tackle in the days and weeks ahead.

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