Debate contribution: ADHD: Diagnosis and Medication

Debate contribution by Ms Carál Ní Chuilín on 24 March 2026.

MLA: Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 24 March 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: ADHD: Diagnosis and Medication
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5463244

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It is not just children; it is adults. Recently, we met representatives of the Belfast Trust and raised this issue with them. I respectfully suggest that you, as the Minister with lead responsibility, get everyone together. As someone who champions equality in health, you must see that this is one of the greatest inequalities: people are having to pay for peace and quiet, and for medication that should be available. The professional bodies cannot do it. The strategic planning and performance group (SPPG) cannot do it. Will you get the Chief Medical Officer, the SPPG, the professional bodies and the trade unions together and talk to them about addressing the gap, which is getting wider as we speak?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2203/22-27.

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