Debate contribution: Health
Debate contribution by Mrs Linda Dillon on .
- MLA
- Mrs Linda Dillon
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 15 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Question for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Health
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5614266
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Minister, I support what you have just said, particularly about the Fire Service. We had the Fire Service in front of the Committee a number of weeks ago, when it outlined the stress and pressure that it is under and the fact that its officers put themselves at risk every time that they are called out. It is important that we put on record our support for the Fire Service in these very difficult times. It is also important that we look at where the risk to health staff was. The Northern Health and Social Care Trust notified home care workers across the Northern Trust area that they should not attend their domiciliary care patients. I am very proud to represent the proud community of Mid Ulster. Health care workers and domiciliary care workers did not go out to the rural area of Kildress —
— on that day. Older people in that area very much need that service. I assure you that the people of Kildress pose no risk to anybody of any colour; they are good, decent people who are disgusted by the racism of some in this place. I stress "some", because it is certainly not reflective —
— of the community here.
Minister, will you assure us that that will not happen again and that individual assessments will be done in some areas? The people in my area pose no risk to anybody —
— of any colour.
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