Debate contribution: ENT Appointments: SEHSCT

Debate contribution by Ms Kellie Armstrong on 6 October 2025.

MLA: Ms Kellie Armstrong
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 6 October 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: ENT Appointments: SEHSCT
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5156904

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Thank you, Minister. I could have saved you from getting up to give me that answer because I received it in writing at 2.48 pm. What support can you provide to children who have been waiting to see an ear, nose and throat specialist for 180 weeks, given that they are heading into school with deafness, and their development and communication skills are falling way behind?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2481/22-27.

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