Have Your Say

Welcome to the NI Government online consultation tool. This site will help you find and participate in consultations and surveys to have your say in government initiatives.

Activities from Department of Communities (DfC), The Executive Office (TEO), Department for the Economy (DfE), Department of Education (DE), Department of Justice (DoJ), Housing Executive (NIHE), and the Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) can be found below. 

Open Consultations

  • HSENI Child Farm Safety session - Teacher’s evaluation

    Teacher's evalutaion of Child Safety on Farm talks within local rural primary schools.

    Closes today

  • People Services in DfC Presentation evaluation

    Please complete the short survey below to help us understand the impact of the presentation on 'People Services in DfC' that was recently delivered to your Management Team Meeting. Thank you. People Insight, Engagement and Strategy Team

    Closes today

  • Service Map for people seeking asylum/with refugee status/newly arrived

    The Executive Office is intending to publish an interactive map to help people, who have newly arrived such as people seeking asylum or with refugee status to easily find information on local services available to them and how to connect with local communities. We are asking local service-providers, such as charities, NGOs and community groups, who offer relevant services and support to fill in the following form. This will enable us to map any provisions for people who have...

    Closes today

  • Public Consultation on Enabling Access to Justice Programme Delivery Plan January 2025

    Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme The Reform Programme is a major initiative launched by Minister Long on 2 December 2024 to improve access to justice. The Programme aims to ensure publicly funded legal and support services are effectively meeting the needs of citizens and, in particular, that high quality information, advice and representation continues to be available, that delivery models are tailored to need, harness the benefits of technology and...

    Closes 27 March 2025

  • Public Consultation on proposals for enhanced remuneration for providers of legal services

    People encounter the justice system when they are facing challenges: when they are victims of crime, when they are experiencing trauma, when they are dealing with physical and emotional injury, when they are managing changes to their financial and personal circumstances and family life. How access to justice is supported can impact on how people manage and respond to those challenges. It can help determine their life outcomes, the support they need in the future, and how they live and...

    Closes 27 March 2025

Forthcoming Consultations

  • ESA Application Form April 2025

    How to claim You can submit a claim to New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) online by following the link below. Entitlement to New Style ESA is dependent on your National Insurance record. For more information on the entitlement conditions, please visit NI Direct . ...

    Opens 1 April 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Ards and North Down Job Fair - Employer Registration of Interest

    Ards and North Down Job Fair, Thursday 20th March 11.00am to 2.00pm, Ards Blair Mayne Wellbeing and Leisure Complex, Newtownards. Department for Communities and Ards and North Down Labour Market Partnership are inviting employers who will be recruiting within the council area to register their interest in exhibiting at the job fair. Please note that this event could be oversubscribed, expressing your interest does not guarantee you a stand. We will be in contact once stands are...

    Closed 19 March 2025

  • Northern Ireland Racial Equality Indicators Report 2014 - 2022 - Readership Survey

    The Executive Office publish the Northern Ireland Racial Equality Indicators report. We are interested in understanding more about the quality of the publication and how it is used. This is important, as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets users' needs. Your views are extremely important to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.

    Closed 19 March 2025

  • Review of Architecture and the Built Environment Policy - Stakeholder questionnaire

    The Architecture and the Built Environment Policy for Northern Ireland was published in June 2006 and was endorsed by all Departments in the NI Executive. The policy vision was ‘An attractive, healthy, safe and sustainable built environment which functions efficiently and enriches the experience of living for everyone in Northern Ireland – through good architecture, landscape and urban planning our cities, towns and neighbourhoods can be made more inspiring and welcoming.’ ...

    Closed 18 March 2025