All of Miss Órlaithí Flynn’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the Women's Health Action Plan (WHAP) will take into account the recommendations made in the October 2024 Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care report; (ii) when the WHAP will be completed; and (iii) what funding will be made available for the WHAP.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any progress has been made on securing an all-island solution to the current lack of a paediatric pathology service; and (ii) whether the Minister for Health in the South of Ireland has confirmed that they are willing to extend their paediatric pathology service with…
The weekend just past marked one year since England's Patient Safety Commissioner published the Hughes report on options for redress for all those who were harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. The Hughes report provided a redress blueprint for those who suffered avoidable harm that was caused by systematic…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) any financial and psychological support offered to victims of the sodium valporate scandal; (ii) the number of women and children that have been affected; and (iii) whether his Department will consider redress payments to those affected.
I will highlight a meeting that Sinn Féin representatives held recently with ME Support NI to hear about the invaluable support that it is providing to ME patients. ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is a long-term chronic and painful neurological illness. Over 7,000 people in the North are living with ME,…
Commissioned Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Services That this Assembly recognises the need for commissioned services dedicated to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); further recognises the need for a regional diagnosis service and specific ADHD mental health services to cater for those with…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. I am conscious that we had a debate in the Chamber yesterday about autism and mental health services. The intention behind today's motion is to raise awareness of the stigma and unfair challenges that many people who have a diagnosable mental illness often…
I thank the Member for giving way. There is added complexity: think about the, potentially, many adults who are living with autism but have not gone through the process of being diagnosed. We have got better at diagnosing at an earlier age, but we are also dealing with a cohort of people who have possibly been living…
I support the motion. Like many others in the Chamber, I share the frustration and the genuine concerns about the delays that have held back this vital project. Of course, accountability of public money and the massive overspend is very important and something that we need to follow up on. I agree with the suggestions…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether discussions have been ongoing in relation to attaching an aggravated factor on the supplying of illegal drugs on the streets.
Reducing Stigma in Mental Illness That this Assembly recognises that many people, from a cross-section of society, face mental health challenges; asserts that no person experiencing mental ill-health should feel any shame due to their illness; further recognises the need to fully implement the Mental Health Strategy…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the New Script for Mental Health's Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework; and (ii) whether his Department will commit to integrating this framework into the Health and Social Care Trusts' approach to mental health.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any plans to provide Bunscoil Phobal Feirste Primary School with a permanent Specialist Provision in a Mainstream School (SPiM) solution by developing more bespoke buildings or classrooms and allow the school to retrieve back accommodation they initially conceded for the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether Applied Behavioural Analysis treatment is used for those with complex behaviours and autism; (ii) the Health and Social Care Trusts that provide this service; (iii) the amount of funding that goes towards providing this service; and (iv) any discussions that have…
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The motion and the amendment seek to create a culture of transparency and accountability in the North's health and social care system. By establishing a legally enforceable duty of candour, we will take a critical step to ensure that every organisation and…
Following on from the last point, is the Department doing anything specific to reach out to harder-to-reach victims in order to make them aware of the redress scheme and the services available to them?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Statutory Duty of Candour”
Statutory Duty of Candour - Amendment 1 At end insert: ‘; and further calls for any statutory duty of candour to be co-designed and co-produced in partnership with health and social care workers, alongside families who have endured the distressing experiences of Serious Adverse Incident investigations, as well as…