DUP Update - 29th May 2020
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** Further steps towards economic recovery
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First Minister Arlene Foster speaking earlier this week.

Further relaxations to the COVID-19 restrictions have been announced to take effect from 8th June providing the R-Value in Northern Ireland remains below 1.

First Minister Arlene Foster announced yesterday that if the conditions remain then commencing on 8th June:

💍 Small outdoor weddings can take place, with a maximum of 10 people.

🐕 People will be able to look after pets & non-farm animals, allowing dog grooming & horse trainings.

⛹️‍♂️ Outdoor sports courts can reopen.

🏨 Hotels can take advance bookings 'at risk'.

🚗 Outdoor retail, such as car sales can re-open. Also permitted would be stores with lower-frequency customer visits that are accessed directly from the street or retail park. This would include furniture, electrical and mobile phone shops.

Today, Economy Minister Diane Dodds also published her outline plan for economic recovery.

‘Charting a course for the economy: our first steps’, which has been approved by the Executive, is the first in a series of publications from the Department for the Economy looking at how to move forward from the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The plan can be round
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** Updates from this week
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** Economy Minister Diane Dodds
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As well as the plan for economic recovery, this week:
* Held discussions with New York ([link removed]) tourism leaders.

* Discussed how the pandemic will impact international students ([link removed]) coming to our universities. .

* Continued with applications to the NI Micro-Business ([link removed]) Hardship Fund



** Education Minister Peter Weir
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* Visited a range of schools to discuss arrangements ([link removed]) for the return of all pupils.

* Took part in Northern Ireland's first pupil press conference ([link removed]) .

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A short clip from this week's pupils press conference.


** DAERA Minister Edwin Poots
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* Announced £360,000 support for the aquaculture ([link removed]) sector.

* Reviewed the pause on routine inspections ([link removed]) and announced that some will restart over coming days.

* Announced preparations to gradually lift restrictions ([link removed]) across the DAERA estate and has been working with other sites such as parks, nature reserves and walking routes to prepare for their re-opening.

* Gave his support to a UK-wide campaign ([link removed]) that aims to encourage people to drink more milk.

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Edwin Poots MLA visiting Movanagher Hatchery this week.


** Also this week.
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* Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Sammy Wilson have written to the Chancellor asking him to extend the self-employed ([link removed]) support scheme.

* Joanne Bunting MLA highlighted the need to scale up neighbourhood policing ([link removed]) as we recover from COVID-19.

* Carla Lockhart welcomed the £5million allocation by Education Minister Peter Weir to counselling services ([link removed]) within schools.

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