Debate contribution: Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Funding

Debate contribution by Mr Gerry Carroll on 2 March 2026.

MLA: Mr Gerry Carroll
Party at the time: People Before Profit Alliance
Date: 2 March 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Funding
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5432682

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Thank you, Minister, for that answer. You will probably be aware that, in 2022, Regina Coeli, a women's refuge, closed in my constituency. I commend the people who worked and volunteered there. Since then, there has been no place in West Belfast for women to go if they have been subjected to domestic violence by partners or ex-partners. As part of the strategy that you outlined, will consideration be given to expanding the number of refuges in my constituency and across the North?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3186/22-27.

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