Response 612671536

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Introduction

1. The Northern Ireland Youth Assembly requires permission to publish your survey response. Do you give your permission?

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Yes
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2. What age are you?

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I am responding on behalf of a young person

Issues

1. Please choose your top 3 issues that you feel are important to you by clicking 1, 2 or 3 on the drop down menu beside your choices. 

Please rank these from 1 to 3
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Agriculture
The Arts
Culture and Identity
Dealing with the past / legacy issues
Economy
Education
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Environment
1
Health (mental and physical)
Housing and homelessness
Jobs
Justice
Poverty
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Rights and equality
Rural issues
Sport and leisure
Transport and infrastructure
Youth services
Youth voice and participation

2. Can you tell us why your first issue is important to you?

Issue 1 (Required)
My first issue is the Environment and I feel that it is important because it influences our lives and well beings in so many different ways. I think that it is also of great importance that we really start to wake up and look after our planet/environment.

3. Can you tell us why your second issue is important to you?

Issue 2 (Required)
Right now, in this day and age, we can't really do anything without education. While experience and common knowledge are argued to be just as important, if not more, education really does help you get where you want to be in life. I think young people's lives can really be benefited through education and school/techs/universities etc. because they not only provide the knowledge that young people need for their desired jobs/courses, but they also provide young people with essential life skills like organisation, time management, and most importantly will also provide them with a support network outside of their home. Most life-longs friends are also usually made in educational settings and we all know how important those are. But overall, I believe that every child deserves the right to be educated and to be able to have the opportunity to learn more about what sparks their interests.

4. Can you tell us why your third issue is important to you?

Issue 3 (Required)
Simply because everyone deserves to have food, to have a bed to sleep in, and to be in an environment where they feel safe, comfortable and most importantly are safe in. Everyone deserves to have enough money to lead a life that enables they to be healthy while also being one that they aren't ashamed of or embarrassed by.