Stormont Executive departments' press officer spending figures since devolution

1 release from 1 party, 15 December 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Stormont’s £5 million spin bill

   • TUV
   • 15 December 2025
   • Criticism
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says Executive departments have spent about £5 million on press officers since devolution returned, criticising delayed Assembly answers from the Health Department and calling the spending a diversion from frontline services.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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