Minister of Finance, Mr Mark Durkan, unveils £9 billion budget in the Assembly, and finds extra £32 million to support additional departmental programmes.
Minister of Health, Ms Bairbre de Brun, centralises Belfast's maternity services at the Royal Maternity Hospital in west Belfast.
Minister of Regional Development, Mr Peter Robinson, announces funding for major roadworks, including £13 million for the Toome bypass.
Minister of Education, Mr Martin McGuinness, grants £72 million for schools building programme.
Minister of Higher and Further Education, Mr Sean Farren, gives final go-ahead for new £70 million university and further education campus on the peace line between west and north Belfast.
Minister of Social Development, Mr Nigel Dodds, initiates reviews on housing, urban regeneration and the community voluntary sector.
Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey, announces that Japanese firm Fujitsu is to open £29.4 million engineering centre in Northern Ireland, creating 400 skilled jobs, with £3.9 million funding from Industrial Development Board.
Minister of Agriculture, Ms Brid Rodgers, announces £2.75 million EU aid package for the Northern food industry.
Minister of Environment, Mr Sam Foster, launches road safety campaign, chiefly directed at young people.
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Mr Michael McGimpsey, allocates annual budget of £7.461 million to the Arts Council, but complains he is unable to win funding to meet increase in inflation.