This consultation detailed the Minister for Communities’ initial Budget 2025-26 decisions and how they will impact on the Department’s ability to deliver public services.  Siobhán has completed a detailed response to this consultation highlighting the greater likelihood for women to live in poverty and to need to be able to access the services provided by the Department.  Siobhán also raised issues with the data being used to make proposals in the consultation and the fact that data from the Community and Voluntary sector has been ignored.

You can read the response to this Consultation on the Consortium’s website here.