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General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland - A broad range of reports on consumer issues, contact details, and information on the aims, campaigns and activities of this statutory body.
Northern Ireland Planning Service - Responsible for all urban and rural planning applications. Features history, policies, application procedures, and legal guidelines.
Labour Relations Agency - The independent body responsible for assisting employers, employees and their representatives to improve the conduct of their industrial relations and employment practices. Includes briefings on a wide range of issues in employment law, including sick pay, holidays, redundancy, unions and employees' rights.
Department of Economic Development - Describes the role of the DEDNI, the main Government Department in Northern Ireland concerned with economic development.
General Register Office (Northern Ireland) - Responsible for the registration of births, deaths, marriages, and adoptions, and for issuing certificates, compiling statistics, and maintaining historical records. The site provides an on-line ordering service for birth, death, marriage and adoption certificates, and advice on the registration of these events.
Office of the Ombudsman for Northern Ireland - The Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints deal with injustice due to maladministration by government departments and public bodies. The site explains the complaints process, lists the bodies covered by this scheme, and gives alternative contacts for other types of problem.
Small Business Agency - Responsible for the establishment and expansion of small businesses. The site contains information and advice on setting up small businesses and expansion.
Department of Education Northern Ireland - DENI website providing information on a number of topics of interest to parents, students and teachers.
Department of Finance and Personnel - Includes information on the work of the department in controlling expenditure of Northern Ireland Departments.
Department of the Environment - Contains information on a number of NI environmental agencies.
Northern Ireland Housing Executive - Northern Ireland's comprehensive regional housing authority. Includes housing advice and energy advice.
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is a statutory body Established in terms of the Northern Ireland Act, in compliance with the Good Friday Agreement.
Northern Ireland Office - Information on law and order, the economy and society of Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Executive - Responsible for the governance of Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. Provides a regularly updated gateway to information about the administration in Northern Ireland.
Enterprise Ulster - Government training scheme established to alleviate unemployment in Northern Ireland. Provides information on training schemes and employment opportunities in the Province.
Human Rights Unit of the Civil Service - A unit within the Office of the First Minister and his Deputy. Contains news, legal data and information on training provided.
MOT2 - Second Generation Vehicle Testing - Information on the Driver Vehicle Testing Agency's new MOT service. Background, details of the roll out in the test centres, FAQs, how to get a test and publicity.
The Rate Collection Agency - Features general information on rates in the province. Online ways to control rate payment, contact details for county offices, and facilities to view official publications.
Northern Ireland Water Council - Formed to advise DARD and the DOE with regards to their water/sewage services. Watchdog ensuring correct implementation of law by all companies involved in water in the province.
The Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland - Site describing the role of the NI FSA including the particular challenges associated with terrorist crime.
Office of the Social Fund Commissioner for Northern Ireland - Responsible for deliveromh an independent review on decisions made by the Social Security Agency on the discretionary part of the Social Fund scheme. Provides information on the relevant rights and services available to Northern Ireland citizens.
European Information Network in Northern Ireland - Information about European issues as they affect Northern Ireland, with directories of further resources and news. Supported by the European Commission Representation in the UK.
Central Procurement Directorate - Responsible for public procurement policy in Northern Ireland. Provides details of the services provided, projects and publications.
Roads Service - Road authority responsible for public roads, footways, bridges, street lights, car parks and the Strangford Lough ferry service. Includes office locations, press releases, careers information and a facility to report faults.
The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister - Includes news releases, publications and information about the functions of the Office.
Electoral Office for Northern Ireland - Includes information on local offices and the voting process.
European Division - Part of the Department of Finance and Personell. Includes news and reports.
Water Service - Northern Ireland - Executive Agency within the Department for Regional Development that provides water services for the area. Tender opportunities available to businesses.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency - Includes census information and details of how to register births, deaths and marriages.
Assembly - Northern Ireland - The New Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Belfast Agreement reached at the multi-party negotiations on Friday 10 April, now commonly referred to as the 'Good Friday Agreement'. This site provides information on the structure and function of the Assembly.
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Official site of the investigation. Includes information about the inquiry itself, transcripts of the evidence which it has taken and texts of its rulings and press releases.
Central Community Relations Unit - Provides a searchable database of information on projects funded.
Northern Ireland Forum For Political Dialogue - Includes organisation of the forum, as well as transcripts of debates.
Northern Ireland Parades Commission - The body which determines whether individual parades and demonstrations are permitted - includes their annual report, a list of past determinations and parades currently under consideration, details of the Commission's members, their terms of reference, a set of guidelines, and a Frequently Asked Question list.
Special EU Programmes Body - One of the six cross border Bodies established under the Belfast Agreement. Includes information on current programmes and office locations.
The Northern Ireland Service First Unit - Formerly known as the NI Citizen's Charter Unit and part of the Public Service Unit, within the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister department. Includes news, publications and photos.
North/South Ministerial Council - Aims to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland. Includes information about meetings, publications and contacts.
Stratagem - Lobbying company for all aspects of government relations and public affairs. Features news, portfolio of services and contact information.
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Includes background, reports, press releases and details of their audit work.
The Northern Ireland Executive - Provides a gateway to information about the administration of the Province.
Northern Ireland Planning Appeals Commission - Provides information about the roles and activities of the Commission. Includes information on making an appeal.
Department for Regional Development - Responsible for roads and water, although it also has other divisions. Includes news and information about the various activities of the department.
Northern Ireland Departments Consulation Register - Provides details of consultation exercises which are being carried out by Public Sector Bodies in the Province.
The New Targeting Social Need (New TSN) Unit - Provides reports and funding information.
Trading Standards Service - Contains advice for consumers, a FAQ list, warnings about some of the latest hoaxes and swindles, and information on their work, including enforcement of consumer legislation, free business and consumer advice, and a calibration service.
VCUNI Task Force - The Task Force on Resourcing the Voluntary and Community Sector for Northern Ireland. Includes minutes, FAQ, press releases and contacts.
The Central IT Unit - Part of the Office of the First Minister and The Deputy First Minister. Includes news and publications.
Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas - OFREG. Includes advice for consumers, press releases and relevant links.
Community Safety Unit - Includes information about research, training and funding.
Online NI - Portal for government and public services in the province.
Concordia Partnership - A social partnership involving business, agricultural, trade union and voluntary sectors in Northern Ireland. Includes information on training programmes, study tours and contact details.
blah "You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man's bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man's stairs." (Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321) For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!" -- John Greenleaf Whittier I drink no more than a sponge. -- Francis Rabelais, Works. Book i. Chap. v. Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it. -- Stephen Leacock Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? -- François de La Rouch Government The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. -- Paula Poundstone Vote for the man who promises least. He'll be the least disappointing. -- Bernard Baruch "I offer images; I conjure memories of freedom that can still be reached ... But, we can only open the doors. We can't drag people through. I can't free them unless they want to be free--more than any Government "The intellect is always fooled by the heart." (François VI Duke (duc) de La Rochefoucauld, 1616-80) And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.... This is an ex-parrot. -- John Cleese, Monty Python, British comedy television show Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. Wife: The perfect acquisition for any gentleman feeling himself to have excessive control over his personal affairs. Government The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. -- Kin Hubbard It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. -- Arnold Bennett Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable. -- Oscar Wilde Government The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. -- George Bernard Shaw If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't. -- Hyman Rickover MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two. -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911 "The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul." (Isadora Duncan) My father was a minister. I had to make up for the lack of sin. -- Milwuakee mayor, on why he became a politician Government The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and the "REASONABLE, adj. Accessible to the infection of our own opinions. Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion." (Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary) Marriage is a romance in which the heroine dies in the first chapter. -- Cecilia Egan Government There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage -- Martin Luther Love is blind -- marriage is the eye-opener. -- Pauline Thomason Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture. -- Aldous Huxley "You believe that flag burning shows disrespect towards those who have fought to preserve our freedoms. Punishing protestors shows an even more profound disrespect for the ideals that these people die I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away. -- Nancy Mitford Government "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." (Thomas Jefferson, to Archibald Stuart, 1791) Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. Love is friendship set on fire. - Jeremy Taylor Government Asking politicians to vote themselves out of power is like asking rabbits not to multiply, it ain't natural. -- Bob Beckel, on term limits, CBS This Morning, 3/30/95 Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored. -- George Saunders - last words The trouble with children is that they are not returnable. -- Quentin Crisp The story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity. -- Helen Hayes Did you hear about the scientist whose wife had twins? He baptized one and kept the other as a control. Government The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein' big enough to keep his mouth shut, to step back and see where his wife is wrong. -- Archie Bunker, character on "All in the Family, Do not let yourselves be discouraged or embittered by the smallness of the success you are likely to achieve in trying to make life better. You certainly would not be able, in a single generation, to "I fear we are not getting rid of God because we still believe in grammar." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) Government People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize that most of us only make $500,000. -- Pete Incaviglia, baseball player, 1990 It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. -- Abraham Lincoln A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. -Robert Frost (1874-1963) What luck for the rulers that men do not think. -- Adolf Hitler "When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) Government To take what there "is", and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived - to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that - this doubtless is the right way to live. -- H A weed is no more than a flower in disguise. -- James Lowell blah "A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) Government I have lost friends, some by death, others through sheer inability to cross the street. -- Virginia Woolf Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution? -- Marx Groucho, the film "Animal Crackers" "Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?" (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question? -- Lily Tomlin "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." (Douglas Adams) Government "Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships." (Sharon Stone) "Sometimes I think it's another sign of the sad necessity of our crowded, lonely lives, an urgent hopeless reaching out to touch something real, a deep hunger for something authentic when everything s I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. -- Albert Einstein Government Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. - Will Durant "Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conquerer. Kill everyone, and you are a god." (Jean Rostand) Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. -- John Kenneth Galbraith The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Here's to you and here's to me, and I hope we never disagree. But, if that should ever be, to HELL with you, here's to ME! -- Anonymous Government Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. -- Orison Swett Marden I have been attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin to being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle. -- Molly Ivins If God does not exist, then everything is permitted. -- Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Devils Government I could prove God statistically. -- George Gallup For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!" -- John Greenleaf Whittier "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments." (Anonymous) And since the stench of death will always attract flies and vermin, the arrival of Geraldo was perhaps inevitable. -- Garry Trudeau "Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so." (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 1872-1970) Government If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not a poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent p In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty. -- Christopher Morley "I am a part of all that I have met." (Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet) Government The church is the great lost and found department. -- Robert Short Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away. -- Mary Alice Messenger Usenet is like Tetris for people who still remember how to read. -- Button from the Computer Museum, Boston, MA When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. -- Sacha Guitry This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but hurled with great force. -- Dorothy Parker Government Friends applaud, the Comedy is over. -- Ludwig von Beethoven, dying words Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. -- John Kenneth Galbraith Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -- Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle Government Nothing average ever stood as a monument to progress. When progress is looking for a partner it doesn't turn to those who believe they are only average. It turns instead to those who are forever sea A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. -- G. K. Chesterton I'd marry again if I found a man who had 15 million and would sign over half of it to me before the marriage and guarantee he'd be dead within a year. -- Bette Davis Children are a poor man's riches. -- English proverb The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live. -- Joan Borysenko Government Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. -- Dean Inge "Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy." (Mrshall Field, businessman and philanthropist) The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Government
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