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Based on gathered evidence, it is apparent that the existing strategic strategy framework remains appropriate. I have, therefore, decided to retain the existing active ageing strategy, whilst instructing my officials to bring forward a new action plan based on the existing strategy framework.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Ageing Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Ageing Strategy
The Member is already looking forward to it being regular, and, of course, I am more than happy for that to be the case, because I go out to community organisations across Northern Ireland and the state of facilities is often raised with me. In fact, Joanne Bunting had me out at Bloomfield Community Association just…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. Minister, do you agree that it is time for that to be a more permanent, recurring fund year-on-year?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support
I am pleased to confirm that I have asked my officials to develop a programme to provide funding for small-scale renovation and improvement projects for community halls and facilities that deliver benefits to the wider community. I will make a formal announcement on a new programme next month.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Community Halls: Financial Support
First of all, I hope that it will put the spotlight on Belfast and Northern Ireland and inspire more people to get involved so that they can understand the rich artistic, cultural and musical traditions in Northern Ireland. We will certainly look at actions that we can take to ensure that there is a legacy from the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
Minister, can you outline how the fleadh will contribute to the development and delivery of the Department's strategic aims when it comes to arts, culture and shared community spaces?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
I have not received an invite yet, but I made clear at the meeting with the organisations — Comhaltas and Belfast City Council — that I would be more than happy to support the event next year. However, with it being more than 12 months away, maybe they have not got the invites out just yet.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
Minister, at the last Communities Question Time, you confirmed to me that you would be happy enough to attend Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast if you received an invite. Have you received that invite yet?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
Promoting the event will clearly be the responsibility of Belfast City Council, but I have offered any assistance that the Department can give. We are happy to do that and to support organisations across Northern Ireland that want to promote the culture and music of the area. It is so important that the event is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
Thanks to the Minister for his short answer. It is great to see the fleadh coming north again. It was in Derry in 2013 and was a fantastically successful event. What is the Department doing to support grassroots organisations such as Comhaltas?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
I met representatives from Belfast City Council and Comhaltas on 26 March, when I advised that I am happy to support the fleadh and look forward to working with partner organisations to ensure that it is a successful event.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026: DFC Support
That strategy will come forward shortly. It is important to note first of all that it will be an Executive strategy, because it is not something that my Department deals with alone. A number of barriers hold people back from getting into work, and some of those employment supports can be delivered through my…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
Minister, what actions in the disability and work strategy fall under your Department's direct ownership? How will they be prioritised for implementation?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
Yes, absolutely. I have met many disabled people who have told me about their desire to get into work but also about the barriers that exist. We have 325,000 people in Northern Ireland who are economically inactive, 122,000 of whom have a disability or a long-term health condition. We need to make sure that supports…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
Does the Minister agree that we should help more people with disabilities to get into work? What action will he take to ensure that that happens?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
We have a number of employment support schemes, some of which have been dependent on direct finance from the UK Government. I hope to be in a position very soon to come to the House and announce the budget decisions that I have made, but I believe in those programmes, first of all, because I believe in the dignity of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, I understand that the paper is with you and your Department on whether the Department will continue funding the employment support scheme? When will the Minister make his decision? If the decision is to cease the funding, how will he ensure that those who require the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
My assessment is that, through the £28·9 million that my Department allocated in 2024-25, successful outcomes were delivered, but, if we are to address economic inactivity and see more disabled people thriving in work, we must significantly invest, increase the capacity of the existing provision and implement new…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Support
The impact of sport in Northern Ireland is almost unquantifiable because the benefits are huge. Across the Departments in Northern Ireland, you will see the impacts, whether they are in Health, Education or, potentially, the justice system, of getting people, especially young people, involved in sport. The grassroots…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update
I wrote to the Minister about the fund in March. At that time, he could not tell me the number of applications to the fund or the total value of funding applied for through applications to it. Does he have those figures now? What action will he take to reduce any unmet demand? Does he have any figures that quantify…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update
Absolutely. I am more than happy to congratulate Dungannon Swifts on their incredible victory. The Member has written to me to ask that I host a reception for the club in Parliament Buildings, which I am more than happy to do. She is absolutely right to highlight the importance of grassroots sport across Northern…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update
I thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware of Dungannon Swifts' recent win in the Irish Cup final, and I hope that he will join me in congratulating them. Dungannon Swifts is testament to the importance of home-grown talent, particularly with respect to Dungannon United Youth, bringing grassroots sport to…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update
A total of 37 applications were submitted under the Northern Ireland Football Fund’s performance programme from 38 different clubs. One application was made jointly by two clubs, and one application was received from a local council in partnership with a performance club. Applications are being considered, and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Football Fund: Update
I have been consistent on the matter and have not trivialised it. As part of my discussions, I made it clear that I am looking to the future and that there is no role for violence or the threat of violence in our society. The Member should not need to ask that question, because I have been entirely consistent on the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kneecap: DFC Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kneecap: DFC Funding
No one should trivialise individuals trivialising violence, whether they are artists or not. For the sake of consistency, when the Minister met the Loyalist Communities Council did he explicitly say to it that the trivialisation of violence, including that by loyalist paramilitaries, was wrong?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kneecap: DFC Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kneecap: DFC Funding
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