Debate contribution: Daisy Hill Hospital: Inpatient Maternity Services
Debate contribution by Mr Robbie Butler on .
- MLA
- Mr Robbie Butler
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- Daisy Hill Hospital: Inpatient Maternity Services
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742429
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Thank you. I appreciate that. Congratulations on giving birth at Daisy Hill. It is a fantastic hospital, and I absolutely value its place in the community there. The people of that area are passionate about their hospital and rightly so, and I understand the devastation that will be felt by some of the staff members who may be affected. I have to be absolutely clear: there is only one fix, and that is for us to find two obstetricians who are clinically experienced enough to provide the cover. I ask all Members here to engage proactively in that space, put the word out and use whatever channels you have to promote Daisy Hill as a good place to work. That is the only thing that can ensure the safe delivery of babies come November. Safety has to come first. I will very much regret it if a temporary closure has to happen, but I have to nail this point and will keep nailing it for you guys: there is no cabal looking to remove maternity services from Daisy Hill. I have certainly not been made aware of that or heard about it. All that I have heard is an absolute commitment to the future provision of maternity services at Daisy Hill.
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