Debate contribution: Armed Forces Covenant: Progress

Debate contribution by Mrs Diane Dodds on 16 February 2026.

MLA: Mrs Diane Dodds
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 16 February 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Armed Forces Covenant: Progress
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5391282

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The brevity of the answer and the style in which it was delivered explains a lot to many of our people. First Minister, will you explain to the innocent victims of IRA violence, many of whom still live with life-changing injuries, and the brave members of our armed forces, who stood in the gap during a terrible terrorist campaign, why you can find endless ways to show respect to convicted IRA criminals but cannot deliver on the most modest task of ensuring housing, job opportunities and support for our armed forces?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3096/22-27.

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