Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund

Debate contribution by Ms Sian Mulholland on 14 October 2025.

MLA: Ms Sian Mulholland
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 14 October 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Local Growth Fund
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5181005

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Given that so many of the voluntary organisations that have been funded by the local growth fund are looking at disability and employment schemes, can your Department do anything in conjunction with the Department for the Economy, such as bringing in something that we have spoken about before around JobStart instead of the statutory programmes? Maybe that could be used to bolster some of the community and voluntary sector. Is there any way around that?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1677/22-27.

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