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Has the Minister had any conversations with the Arts Council about any band or act's being involved in an activity that is perceived as being disrespectful to any tradition?
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I was delighted to meet the fleadh organisers and pleased with their commitment to making sure that it is a full demonstration of what we can do, not just in Belfast but across Northern Ireland, when it comes to music. There will certainly be further conversations with the organisers and the Arts Council. It is in our…
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The Minister will know that the all-Ireland fleadh is coming to Belfast next year. Will he outline what discussions he has had with the Arts Council about potential funding programmes for the bands that take part?
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It is a requirement of the funding conditions that applicant organisations commit to equality of opportunity and a good relations duty. The Arts Council reports on those matters to the Equality Commission.
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Minister, you said that the Arts Council can withhold funding. Are you are aware of any instances in which it has done so? Is it the case that those duties exist on paper only, with no real enforcement? What will your Department do to ensure that the Arts Council enforces its own standards?
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The Arts Council has mechanisms in place in relation to the governance and delivery of the musical instruments programme, including a process to withhold or withdraw funding.
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I agree 100% with the Member. I was delighted to visit some local football clubs with her earlier this year, where I saw for myself the growth in the women and girls' game. They need those facilities. They need single-sex spaces as well, which is why the investment is so important. I am very supportive of her proposal.
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The Minister knows that I am progressing a Member's Bill on women and girls in sports in Northern Ireland. One of the themes of the feedback on it is that, when young girls turn away from sport, they rarely come back. Does the Minister agree that investment in grassroots sports facilities to ensure that young girls…
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The Member will be aware that there is still a shortfall in funding: that is the gap that needs to be bridged. That is why I met the Finance Minister, and those conversations are ongoing. We also need clarity on exactly what financial transactions capital means in the context of the project. That is not the only…
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Minister, we all know where Casement Park is — it is very well connected; it is next to a motorway and a train line — but it appears that that stadium is stuck in the limbo of Executive dysfunction. Months ago, in June, the Treasury committed an extra £50 million to build it using financial transactions capital (FTC).…
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The Member will probably be aware from the debate earlier that the investment strategy is still being discussed. Commitments have been made that, I hope, will be followed through not just on the money that has already been pledged but on the additional money that will be required to ensure that need is met.
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Minister, has there been any discussion of an allocation from the investment strategy to the Northern Ireland Football Fund? That might help with some of the things that we are talking about.
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Absolutely. I congratulate Josh. I have been involved in working with him. I am delighted at his success and hope that that continues. The Member is absolutely right. We need to make sure that that support is in place. Through Sport NI, we have the elite programmes — they need to continue — but we need to make sure…
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Minister, out of those grassroots sports facilities and clubs come our future elite athletes. I am sure that you will join me in congratulating Josh McClune from our constituency on being the first cyclist from Northern Ireland to become a member of the British Cycling National Schools of Racing. Unfortunately, with…
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That is exactly what I have heard, which is why I introduced those programmes. A lot of our need for facilities and changing facilities is as a result of the increased participation of women in sport. I have been consistent on this: we need to see those facilities upgraded. We need to make sure that we do not do…
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Thanks for that answer, Minister. When I engage with clubs across South Down, they tell me that they see a huge growth in women and girls' participation in sport — GAA, soccer, rugby, coastal rowing and cricket — but that facilities for them lag far behind. How will you ensure that future investment prioritises…
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In September, I launched £1 million of capital investment through the Olympic legacy fund. I have also made a budget allocation of £3 million to continue supporting the Your School Your Club programme. In addition, I recently approved high-level policy proposals for the grassroots facilities strand of the Northern…
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If you put forward costed proposals, we will look at them, but, as I said, every expenditure has an impact on the public purse elsewhere. Child poverty does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it affects whole families. We cannot lift children out of poverty without first addressing the needs of their parents,…
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If that is the case, will the DUP support my private Member's Bill, the aim of which is to end holiday hunger?
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I will, briefly.
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Will the Member give way?
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Perhaps the Opposition should have included those proposals in their motion. It is always convenient to produce proposals for more public funds to be spent on a need, but that money needs to come from somewhere. That is the reality of government and of being stewards of the public purse. The DUP is committed to…
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I appreciate the Member's giving way. I will make two points, and I will be quick. We made three specific suggestions last year to address the two-child limit. One was to ring-fence the bulk of the regional rate rise for use. From memory, that would have raised about £30 million. The second was to reform rating of…
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Will the Member give way?
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The core purpose of the Assembly is to provide for the citizens of Northern Ireland, to provide a prosperous economy, to grow our economy and to provide circumstances in which people, families and households can thrive. That is reflected in our Programme for Government priorities: the growth of our economy; the…
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