Chambré- Weekly Bulletin 23/05/2026

Front-line services in ‘crisis situation’ without a budget, Justice Minister warns Justice Minister Naomi Long has warned that front-line services such as policing, probation, prisons and the youth justice agency are facing a “crisis situation” due to the lack of a budget. The Executive has not been able to agree on a multi-year budget. Minister Long said the proposed draft budget published by Finance Minister John O’Dowd in January would have left the Department of Justice...