Debate contribution: Daisy Hill Hospital: Inpatient Maternity Services
Debate contribution by Ms Aoife Finnegan on .
- MLA
- Ms Aoife Finnegan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- Daisy Hill Hospital: Inpatient Maternity Services
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742423
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I appreciate your being here, Minister, to give a bit of clarity on the situation. Sinn Féin has been consistent when it comes to Daisy Hill. In particular, after it emerged that the consultants were leaving, my party and constituency colleague Liz Kimmins made it clear to you and the trust that Daisy Hill maternity services must be maintained. That said, will you give a commitment that every effort will be made to ensure that Daisy Hill maternity services are protected and that mothers and babies in my constituency will not be left behind? They need to be prioritised. Have you communicated with the consultants who resigned so that any issues can be addressed before any further consultants come on board and so that we can retain staff in the Southern Trust area?
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