Publications

Rivers datasets as defined under Article 2(4) of the Water Framework Directive in GML and SHP formats.

Local Management Areas (LMAs) were derived from surface water bodies.

Northern Ireland Groundwater Bodies

The nine Catchment Stakeholder Groups (CSGs) were set up to encourage public participation in dealing with water quality issues.

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) required Northern Ireland to define both surface and groundwaters as a coherent set of hydrological units.  These units would then be monitored and managed to prevent deterioration in water quality and aquatic ecosystems through th

The following Historic Environment Division datasets are available for download.

Cost pressures were identified as a key issue impacting on local businesses during the downturn, but this was an area of concern to Northern Ireland business that had not been examined in depth since ERINI’s work on the costs of doing business in 2005.  As part of o

Guidance leaflets containing general information on Blight

This factsheet provides supplementary information on the treatment of grants from public funds and other public support under the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive (NI RHI).

The Permanent Secretaries Group comprises of the 11 Departmental Permanent Secretaries and is chaired by the Head of the Civil Service.

Summaries of meetings from the Permanent Secretaries Group (PSG) - October 2015.

The Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment.

This is the October 2015 report on the state of the water environment. In order to finalise the Second Cycle River Basin Management plans under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), these statistics have been updated using latest available data to the end of 2014.

This report presents the findings from the 2014/15 Continuous Household Survey in relation to vehicle purchase influencing factors and people's attitudes towards electric cars.

Specific guidance for applying for a Paragraph 1 simple exemption
 

Specific guidance for applying for a Paragraph 23 simple exemption

The Department has published a package of guidance to assist businesses and other organisations in Northern Ireland to make better decisions on waste and resource management.

Education Authority proposal to close Evish Primary School, Strabane.

A strategic framework for the development of primary health and social care for individuals, families and communities in Northern Ireland.

The purpose of this Code of practice is:

• to explain what Appeal Tribunals expect from representatives both prior to and at hearing
• to ensure that representatives use their best endeavours to secure compliance with Directions made by tribunals

A report looking at the effectiveness of complaints management within Driver Vehicle Agency over the last year, highlighting performance against targets and commenting on opportunities to improve current service delivery.