He added that in those areas where Protestants were under-represented the situation was not improving, in particular he cited the NI Housing Executive.
He told the Retail NI conference in Belfast on Thursday that if business people kept going to the courts over planning decisions it would stifle opportunities for young people and put off international investors.
The NI boss indicated he would keep faith with Healy despite his lack of first team action with Sunderland.
Meanwhile, the chair of the policing board in NI has said he believes dialogue on the union flag issue will "bear fruit".
"When you realise that half the budget is already committed to contracts, that means effectively wiping out almost the entire new build programme for the next four years and that will have a tremendous impact on the construction trade in NI, " he warned.
He wanted to know why Sport NI's number one funding priority was only number 30 on the department's list.
He said this was because Invest NI was actively promoting inward investment and companies were looking for available and knowledgeable graduates.
He said it was for the NI Assembly to make or comment on policy or legislation to set or increase maximum sentences.
Gerry McCurdy, of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), told the meeting of two NI Assembly committees that he could not be more specific.
He welcomed the decision to exempt NI from the carbon price floor - a tax measure that would have undermined the competitiveness of energy generators within the all-island market, he said.
He said the amount "came largely from the NI Housing Executive and the Social Security Agency".
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Conservative deputy chairman Michael Fallon dismissed what he called petty point-scoring by saying former NI executive Rebekah Brooks and Mr Cameron were both clear no inappropriate discussions had taken place.
McIlroy started with three debutants in Tommy Doherty, Chris Baird and Andy Smith and he will not have been too disheartened following a spirited NI display.
His colleague, chief executive Alastair Hamilton said he acknowledged why the executive had reduced advertising but said he believed a special case should be made for Invest NI.
Although on Monday Mr McGuinness repeated Ms Ni Chuilin's criticism of the NIO, he didn't immediately volunteer those comments.
Northern Ireland have now gone 882 minutes without scoring and, while the NI boss knows his critics will highlight that statistic, he preferred to be positive.
Speaking on BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster, Mr McCausland said he was due to meet Welfare Reform Minister Lord Freud next week and negotiations were taking place about Northern Ireland's specific needs.
Colin Neill of Pubs of Ulster, which represents 70% of pubs in NI and and a third of all hotels, said he welcomed the launch of the consultation and hoped it was "the first step in the process of bringing about effective legislation on the issue in Northern Ireland".
Mr Robinson also said he looked forward to making progress on the lowering of corporation tax in NI in the near future.
He had already conceded that there would be difficulties in uniting the population of NI behind the festival.
Mr Hunt's aides later said he had been talking about discussions in general, rather than specific discussions with NI executives.
He said reopening of the Barnnett Formula might actually lead to a detrimental outcome for NI.
Brian Moorland, a spokesman for Travelwise NI, a government campaign to save energy and cut pollution, said he was pleased the hospital was helping them to highlight their car-sharing scheme.
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Mr McGuinness also also said that a statement issued by the office of Northern Ireland first minister and deputy first minister after a meeting of NI political leaders at Stormont Castle last month was not as strong as he would have liked.
Mr McCallister revealed on BBC NI's politics show, The View, on Thursday evening, that he would quit.
Mr McCallister, former UUP deputy leader, revealed on BBC NI's politics show, The View, on Thursday evening, that he would quit.
The justice committee chairman has said he believes members of major organised gangs carrying out crimes in the Irish Republic are living in NI.
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Robert Huey, NI's Department of Agriculture's deputy chief veterinary officer, said that he was satisfied that rumours of the illegal slaughter of horses at Northern Ireland abattoirs were not correct.
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