Minister's Speeches

Date (2025)	Event Speech
13 November	Annual Golden Bridges Conference 2025- 13 November 2025
16 October	NI Chamber Future Workforce Summit - 16 October 2025
22 September	Oral statement - Closure of the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme - 22 September 2025
16 July	Invest NI business stakeholder reception, in partnership with Tourism NI - 16 July 2025
15 July	Queen's University Belfast Economic Forum on the impact of AI - 15 July 2025
27 June	Ulster University Graduation Dinner - 27 June 2025
16 June	Review of Post-School Education, Skills and Training Provision, and associated legislative protections, for Young People with Special Educational Needs - 16 June 2025
11 June	Energy Ireland Conference - 11 June 2025
9 June	RSPBNI: Embedding Nature's Recovery in Offshore Development - 9 June 2025
3 June	Powering the future of our Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises leading on Community Wealth Building - 3 June 2025
3 April	Momentum Economic Conference - 3 April 2025
31 March	Newry, Mourne & Down District Council Investment Conference - 31 March 2025
27 March	Derry Chamber President's Annual Lunch - 27 March 2025
27 March	Invest NI’s ‘Powering Productivity’ Conference- 27 March 2025
26 March	6th UNI Europa Conference - 26 March 2025
12 March	Tourism Ireland Business Breakfast- 12 March 2025
11 March	New York Business Leaders’ Lunch - The Lotos Club - 11 March 2025
27 February	Minister's speech - Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Tourism Conference - 27 February 2025
21 February	The Irish - British Connection Conference
19 February	Launch Féile an Phobail’s Spring Festival Programme, Féile an Earraigh
13 February	Launch of InterTradeIreland’s ‘The Changing Nature of Trade’ report

 

Date (2024)	Event speech
1 October	Sub-Regional Economic Plan
9 September	Launch of the Department’s 3 Year Forward Look and Action Plan 2024/25
2 July	Update on Skills Agenda
22 May	Energy Ireland Conference
14 May	Turnaround Project
30 April	Health Innovation Research Alliance NI conference
23 April	Tourism NI conference
18 April	NI Chamber Of Commerce Momentum Conference
9 April	Tourism NI Meet the Buyer event
6 March	Newry and Dundalk Chambers