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Stormont

/ ˈstɔːmənt /

noun

  1. a suburb of Belfast: site of Parliament House (1928–30), formerly the seat of the parliament of Northern Ireland (1922–72) and since 1998 of the Northern Ireland assembly, and Stormont Castle, formerly the residence of the prime minister of Northern Ireland and since 1998 the office of the province's first minister
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Additional money was announced for Northern Ireland’s government departments as part of Stormont’s budget reallocation earlier this week.

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At almost £3bn, education has Stormont's second biggest departmental budget behind Health.

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Last week, members of Unison held a rally at Stormont, warning of potential industrial action over pay.

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On Monday, £700m of new and unspent funds was distributed among Stormont departments, as part of last month's Westminster budget.

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In its analysis of Stormont’s budget, it warned that all departments had started the fiscal year facing "an in-built wage-cost pressure" as a result of existing pay deals.

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