Debate contribution: Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Update
Debate contribution by Ms Michelle O'Neill on .
- MLA
- Ms Michelle O'Neill
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 20 January 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Update
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4744483
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Mr Speaker, with your permission, I will answer questions 5 and 12 together. The ending violence against women and girls first delivery plan was published last September. It sets out key actions to support collaboration across government and wider society. It focuses on prevention and early intervention over the next 15 months. As part of a wider £3·2 million investment, we launched the local change fund on 9 January. A total of £2 million will be shared across 11 councils to enable them to support ending violence against women and girls action in their local areas. That funding will support community networks and provide opportunities for grassroots organisations to play their part in preventing violence, harm and abuse against women and girls. Work on the regional change fund investment with the community and voluntary sector continues to progress with a view to making an announcement imminently. In partnership with the PSNI and DOJ, the Power to Change public awareness campaign will also be launched soon. The campaign uses the active bystander approach and targets harmful attitudes and behaviours of men and boys. Recently, Junior Minister Reilly and Junior Minister Cameron had the opportunity to meet the six successful suppliers that are developing innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the scourge of violence against women and girls. That was part of two small business research initiative challenges. Work is also progressing with partners to advance other elements of the delivery plan, including work with sectoral groups to address key issues such as safer socialising and healthy relationships.
256 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.02 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.99).
- Subject area: Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.03 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.58 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.99 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.01 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.54 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.46 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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