Castle Buildings

Castle Buildings

Castle Buildings is the name given to a group of Northern Ireland Executive buildings in the Stormont Estate in Belfast. They are the headquarters for Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Department of Justice.^[1]^[2] The group of buildings have previously been used by the Northern Ireland Office. The group of buildings are notable for their use as the location of the negotiations surrounding the Belfast Agreement.

It was announced on 29 July 2009 that the Department of Justice would be based in two offices on the first floor of Castle Buildings.^[3]

References

Party allocation	Designated Unionist: Democratic Unionist Party

First Minister	Arlene Foster

Junior Minister	Alastair Ross

Party allocation	Designated Nationalist: Sinn Féin

deputy First Minister	Martin McGuinness

Junior Minister	Megan Fearon

Government buildings in Northern Ireland

Stormont Estate	Parliament Buildings ("Stormont") Castle Buildings Dundonald House Maynard Sinclair Pavilion Stormont Castle Stormont House

Other Buildings	Clarence Court Great Northern Tower Hillsborough Castle Netherleigh House Rathgael House Royal Courts of Justice

Local Government	Belfast City Hall Newry Town Hall Guildhall, Derry

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