Debate contribution: Gazan Children: Medical Treatment
Debate contribution by Ms Kate Nicholl on .
- MLA
- Ms Kate Nicholl
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Gazan Children: Medical Treatment
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774194
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I hope that no one who is listening is confused: medical treatment for two Gazan children is not the reason that we have energy problems in Northern Ireland. I chair the all-party group (APG) on international development, and what strikes me is that, in the media and in politics, the issue is sometimes viewed as a binary one, when, regardless of their background, people across society care desperately about what is happening to children in Gaza. The public are behind our help for those two people. Is the deputy First Minister aware of the depth of feeling across the board, not just in communities that are perceived to support Palestine? Everyone is horrified at what is happening to children, and, given our history, they would like to see us do what we can for two children.
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