Disability and Work Strategy public consultation launch

2 releases from 2 parties, 6 October 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Durkan calls for joined-up approach between Ministers on Disability and Work Strategy

   • SDLP
   • 6 October 2025
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department
   • Contains a proposal

   SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA welcomes the draft Disability and Work Strategy but says it will only succeed with concrete commitments on community rehabilitation access. He calls for the Department of Health to publish its Community Rehabilitation Framework alongside the strategy…

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2. Consultation on Disability and Work strategy launched by Minister…

   • DUP
   • 6 October 2025
   • Policy proposal
   • Contains a proposal

   DUP's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons outlines a Disability and Work Strategy aiming to bring 50,000 more people into the workforce over ten years, launching a 12-week public consultation running to 12 January 2026. The strategy proposes a Disability and Work Council and four themes including…

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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