A recent report by Northern Ireland's select committee highlights acute funding shortages crippling public services like hospitals, schools, and police. With patients waiting over 12 hours in emergency departments and mental health needs vastly exceeded, the quality of life for residents is faltering. The report reveals significant issues such as long wait times for special needs support and stagnant police budgets despite ongoing challenges. Political officials are urged to recognize the threats to public service stability and ensure necessary funding aligns with the pressing needs of the community.
One witness, the Law Society of Northern Ireland, said public services were at risk of collapse.
The crisis afflicting public services in Northern Ireland has gone on for far too long with the crippling effects of underfunding impinging on the day to day lives of people across communities.
The sheer scale of the crisis is that much greater compared to Great Britain.
It relies predominantly on what is known as a block grant from Westminster for its funding.
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