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Apologies, Minister. I know that you are in full flow, but this is something that, as a former member of the Women's Caucus steering group, I think is important. Section 75 outlines equality, but equity is the key. One of the things that gender budgeting can bring about, as you said, is equity. It can ensure that…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to speak about this important area. As others have said, there is significant merit to be gained from implementing a Budget through a specific gender lens. I, too, fully recognise the potential for gender-based budgeting. It is an area that I am…
I agree with the Member. That is why the proposal in the motion is key. We can talk about change all the time, but we need to take action and not just consider doing so. For instance, if we make the change on gender-responsive budgeting, it will apply to everyone.
It is very clear that part of our role is to create a balance and end the inequalities that lie within our societies. It is incumbent on every one of us to work to that end and achieve something in our time here, no matter how short that might be for some. It is very important that there are Ministers who take that on…
I also support the motion. I do not wish to use the brief time that I have to speak about points that have already been made, but there are, broadly, three points on why gender-responsive budgeting is helpful and how it would fit into wider equality work. First, despite significant strides in some cases, there are…
I thank the Member for giving way. I appreciate that the Member was not here in the previous mandate — I absolutely agree with what she is saying — but, as part of International Women's Day on 8 March 2021, the Assembly, endorsing a motion from the Women's Caucus, identified that we need to have a gender-sensitive…
I thank the Opposition for tabling the motion. Recognition of gender-responsive budgeting is a vital tool in addressing systemic gender inequalities. Gender-responsive budgeting, as explained by the UK Women's Budget Group, is a way of analysing the Budget for its effects on gender equality. It aims to increase focus…
I support the motion and commend those who brought it to the House. In welcoming the motion, I must mention the work that my party's Minister Caoimhe Archibald has already done on the issue. We know that it is vital that policies have regard to the entire population. Our society across the North is not a homogenous…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to recognise the importance of addressing systemic inequalities in our society, including in respect of gender. I thank the Opposition for tabling the motion. DUP Ministers have recognised those inequalities and taken actions to date. The Communities Minister,…
I beg to move Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is the final debate in a series of debates on Opposition day on motions that have focused on violence against women and girls and the broader urgent crisis that we face in this society around tackling violence against and abuse of women. Our motions are…
I thank the Member for giving way. The Minister has no longer any excuses for not introducing standardised RSE across the board. Teachers are under pressure — all education workers are — so does the Member agree that it would be worth looking at the amount of time that teachers spend on examinations and homework,…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. In every society and in every age, there is an injustice on which everybody feels that they must come together to overcome in order for us to have a peaceful and civil society. In the last number of years, the issue of violence against women and girls has really come to the fore…
No, I am sorry. I do not have any time. All those things are hugely important. However, when we, as a body of politicians, are here deciding on a motion and even on legislation, the evidence that we use should be wide-ranging and broadly based. I thank the young people who are referred to in the text for their…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. If we look at the positives from the debate, we could say that the Chamber is committed to a society where violence against women and girls is a thing of the past. There is an understanding and a broad consensus on the need to help young people to understand what loving, healthy,…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am very conscious that my time is short, so I will keep my remarks as brief as possible. I probably will not have the opportunity to refer to individual Members' points. I will refer to the Minister's points briefly before I go any further. I welcome the Minister's confirmation that he…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the motion and the amendment. I begin by placing on record that relationships and sexuality education is an important part of the curriculum, particularly in developing our young people both as well-rounded individuals and contributors to…
I recall a meeting that I had as Minister of Justice a number of years ago. It was with a group of young people probably aged between 14 and 16. The conversations that we had about what was felt to be appropriate or, indeed, inappropriate stayed with me. It is shocking to know and understand what young people are…
If we want to end gender-based violence for good, we need to prevent it from happening in the first place and from the earliest possible stages. We need to change the cultural attitudes that allow gender-based violence to spread across society as well as in the home, and the best way in which to teach that is in the…
I will be brief. I want to address how violence against girls is dealt with within relationships and sexuality education. Given the history of the issue in Northern Ireland and the position of parties on the matter, it will come as a surprise to some that the House has had to wait until my contribution to hear anyone…
Our children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex digital world where they need to know how to stay safe and be healthy. Like other Members, I want to make sure that young people understand what healthy relationships look like and how they can navigate their personal lives in a positive, safe and…