Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI, Irish: An Roinn Bonneagair;[5] Ulster-Scots: Depairment fur Infrastructure) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive.DfI's overall aim is to "improve quality of life by securing transport and water infrastructure and shaping the region's long-term strategic development".[6] The department's main responsibilities include [7] Two transport matters are reserved to Westminster and are therefore not devolved: [8] DfI's main counterparts in the United Kingdom Government are: In the Irish Government, its main counterparts are: The Ministry of Home Affairs was established on the formation of Northern Ireland in June 1921 and was responsible for a range of non-economic domestic matters, including local government.The process was known as devolution and was set up to return devolved legislative powers to Northern Ireland.Devolution was suspended for six periods, during which the department came under the responsibility of direct rule ministers from the Northern Ireland Office: During the periods of suspension, the following ministers of the Northern Ireland Office were responsible for the department:
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