All of Miss Órlaithí Flynn’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
A chairde almost exactly one year ago, I stood in the Chamber to speak about Seán's law and the urgent need for better mental health crisis intervention services across our communities. Sadly, we know that the issues remain just as pressing today. On Thursday 14 May, in Dromintee, family, friends and members of the…
Health Screening and Monitoring for Firefighters That this Assembly acknowledges the vital role played by firefighters and the significant risks they take to protect the public; notes the findings of the Scottish Firefighters Occupational Cancer and Disease Mortality Rates: 2000–2020 research which state that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether he has engaged directly with women, children and families affected by sodium valproate exposure during pregnancy ; (ii) the number of women and children who are known to have been affected since the issue first came to light; (iii) how these figures are recorded; and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any support services that are available for women, children and families affected by sodium valproate exposure during pregnancy; (ii) whether his Department has any plans to proactively identify and contact those who may have been harmed; and (iii) any discussions his…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any interim measures that will be available for women requiring specialist perinatal inpatient mental health care; and (ii) whether women will continue to have access to extra-contractual referrals to mother and baby units in other jurisdictions.
To ask the Minister of Health whether peer support services will form part of the proposed Mother and Baby Unit service model, including support for women and families affected by post-partum psychosis.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the proposed timetable for training staff associated with the establishment of the regional Mother and Baby Unit; (ii) any types of specialist training that will be required; (iii) any professional disciplines that will receive specialist training; (iv) where staff will…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the process; and (ii) timetable, for establishing the proposed two regional endometriosis centres within the Western Health and Social Care Trust and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
I am conscious that there was a massive announcement last week in relation to women's health. I thank the Minister for the announcement on the mother-and-baby unit. There has been plenty of brilliant feedback. So many women and families are delighted with the announcement. On that subject, will any provision be made…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on work being undertaken across their Department to embed learning from the Communities in Transition programme.
What we are discussing here today is not just dentistry; it is equality and access to basic healthcare. Our constituents deserve a health service that works for everyone, not just those who can afford to go private. The reality that people face is deeply concerning. As has been mentioned, we know that only around half…
Strengthening Homecare Provision That this Assembly recognises the essential contribution of the homecare (domiciliary care) sector to supporting independence and enabling older people, people with disabilities, and those living with long-term conditions to remain in their own homes and communities; acknowledges that…
I welcome the matter being raised in the Assembly Chamber today. I spent yesterday afternoon in the Dunmurry area along with some of my colleagues in Sinn Féin, speaking to the police and to the local residents who, disgracefully, were forced out of their homes in those circumstances. Sinn Féin cannot be any clearer,…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any action his Department is taking to ensure that women and families affected by the sodium valproate scandal receive the support, acknowledgement and compensation they deserve.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) social housing capital funding allocated and expenditure, broken down by (a) housing need category including general needs, mental health supported housing, learning disability supported housing, wheelchair standard, active elderly, elderly sheltered; and (b) scheme…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how capital investment in social housing has been distributed across housing need categories, including supported housing for mental health and learning disability provision, in each of the last five financial years; and (ii) whether any assessment has been carried out…
Like others, I begin by applauding and commending Pauline Duddy for her campaign on behalf of her daughter and, potentially, every other young person, older person or individual who might be impacted by this issue. It has become Pauline's reality, because she is living it after losing her daughter. I thank her for her…
I welcome the opportunity to speak to this important motion. It was interesting to hear my colleague Emma Sheerin provide feedback that the issue does not necessarily affect all our constituencies. I have not really taken any time to step away from West Belfast to think about how the issue might impact on different…
At its meeting on Thursday of last week, the Health Committee had a discussion with the Royal College of Psychiatrists on the pressures that it faces with its workforce and waiting lists. Importantly, we had a discussion about vulnerable people who are left waiting without the live-saving care and support that they…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how recurrent pregnancy loss is addressed within the Women’s Health Action Plan, including whether specific actions or targets are associated with this area.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any provision for clinical care and support for women experiencing pregnancy loss, prior to 22 weeks gestation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for (i) initial consultation; and (ii) diagnostic testing, for women referred with recurrent pregnancy loss, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any referral criteria for investigation of recurrent pregnancy loss; and (ii) whether these criteria align with guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any provision for women experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss, in each Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT), including whether any HSCT has a dedicated specialist clinic or specialist clinical nurse available.
With respect, deputy First Minister, what is baffling is the fact that people are struggling and feeling the impact of that war locally. They would have appreciated a direct answer to my question, but that was not one. Does the deputy First Minister agree that, in the context of the increasing cost of living,…