Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assurances they can give to community and voluntary youth organisations, including Ógras Centre Coalisland, which may have to close their summer schemes for young people in areas of deprivation this year as a result of the failure to agree a Budget in time. [Priority Written]
Minister for Communities: In the absence of an agreed Executive Budget for 2026–27, I have provided a further interim allocation to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) for the period 1 July to 30 September 2026. This allocation is intended to support the continuation of essential services and has been determined on the basis of the opening 2025–26 funding allocation.
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