Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund
Debate contribution by Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly on .
- MLA
- Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 11 May 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Central Good Relations Fund
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5523762
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Thank you. As the Member will be aware from his time on the Committee, the central good relations fund is an in-year fund that is designed to support flexibility for organisations to identify particular needs and to apply for funding for an in-year project. It is not core funding. I acknowledge, however, that organisations' core funding has also been squeezed. There is no doubt that everyone feels that squeeze through staff wage increases, energy cost increases, food inflation and lots of other issues. I hear from organisations on the ground that the need that is presented to them has increased. I thank them for the incredible work that they do in very difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, due to the Budget situation, I cannot give a commitment that we will be able to increase that fund. We are certainly looking at ways to drive efficiency across all our funding schemes, particularly in the administration of all our funds, in order to maximise the amount of money that we can give out to those on the front line.
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