AQW 2438/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 20/02/2020
Answered On Date: 20/07/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the number of small pots of funding and the burden of processing these, whether she is having discussions with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education to pool resources for funding support for groups working with people living with disabilities and learning difficulties.

Answer:

My officials work extensively with the other Executive Departments and stakeholders to maximise the impact of funding to support groups working with people living with disabilities and learning difficulties.

In line with the New Decade, New Approach agreement, my Department will shortly commence work on options for the development of a new cross-departmental Disability Strategy. The new strategy will provide a further opportunity to ensure that a cohesive approach is taken to tackling the challenges faced by disabled people, both directly and through interfaces with their representative organisations.