A whole-of-society approach is needed to tackle an “epidemic” of violence against women and girls, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said.
Ms O’Neill told an Assembly debate that one of the first acts of the new Stormont powersharing Executive must be to introduce a new strategic framework and action plan on the issue.
It came as MLAs debated a motion calling on the Executive Office to urgently implement the framework to end violence against women and girls.