Practical, pragmatic and sensible measures to protect from Covid

• Bubbling with one other houseold
• Caring responsibilites, including childcare
• Building or maintenance work, or the sercices of any trade or profession.
• Supported living arrangements
• Visits for legal or medical purposes
• A business operating from a person's home
• A funeral
• A house move and to undertake activities for that purpose
• A marriage or civil partnership in a private dwelling where one partner is terminally ill.

Also this week

• First Minister Arlene Foster said events at a GAA match in Omagh raised serious issues for the Ulster Council of the GAA.
   
• East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson pressed for better protections for NI veterans as he spoke in support of the Overseas Operations Bill in Parliament.
   
• Education Minister Peter Weir announced a £300 increase in award to childminders from the Childcare Recovery Support fund.
   
• Economy Minister Diane Dodds said that funding allocated to her Department by the Executive would support economic recovery in Northern Ireland.
   
• Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart said that truck queues at Dover would be devastating for UK-EU business, but so too would delays to trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK caused by the NI Protocol.
   
• Economy Minister Diane Dodds addressed the AGM of the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance and commended the sector on its response to Covid-19.
   
• Education Minister Peter Weir launched an £11.2 million plan to provide additional teaching support for pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
   
• Lagan Valley MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson gave a cautious welcome to the Winter Economy Plan announced by the Chancellor.
   
• Paul Givan MLA called on the Minister of Justice to urgently investigate the actions leading to the sexual offence convictions of 15 individuals being recinded.
  He welcomed a commitment by the Minister to make a statement to the Assembly following a formal request by the Justice Committee.
   
• DAERA Minister Edwin Poots confirmed that over 11,000 dairy, beef and sheep farm businesses have applied to his Department's Covid-19 Support Fund, resulting in claims worth almost £18.2million.
   
• Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has written to the Communities Minister stating that marching/concert bands must be part of a forthcoming support package for the arts.
   
• Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced skills and innovation support for social enterprises