The Health Minister said a north-south body involved in healthcare cooperation cannot meet because there is no Stormont Executive
Health Minister Robin Swann said a north-south body involved in advancing healthcare cooperation between Northern Ireland and the Republic cannot meet because there is no power-sharing Executive.
Other ministers from the previous administration who were re-elected in May remain in post in a limited caretaker capacity. The Foyle MLA said: "Cross-border healthcare is just one of the huge number of important initiatives that have been held up due to the DUP's continued boycott of our institutions to serve their own selfish ends.
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