Ms Órfhlaith Begley:

I welcome the representatives of the foundation to the committee today and commend them on the work they have been doing so far. It is excellent to see North-South co-operation. We all saw how important co-operation was throughout the pandemic and it has also been highlighted by Brexit. I note from our guests' paper that they are working with a number of voluntary community and charitable organisations. I would like to get a sense of how our guests think Brexit is going to impact them, particularly their funding. How will additional funding add or take away from the projects and works that those organisations have ongoing at this time?

I will pick up on Ms Kelly's point about rights and Brexit. We saw during the Tory party conference that the Conservatives have an agenda to repeal the Human Rights Act. There is, in the North, an ad hoccommittee on a bill of rights, which is considering the implementation of a bill of rights for the people living in the North. I would be keen to hear Ms Kelly's view on how important she considers that bill of rights for the people living in the North, especially children and young people.