Debate contribution: Children’s Respite Services

Debate contribution by Mrs Michelle Guy on 5 May 2026.

MLA: Mrs Michelle Guy
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 5 May 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Children’s Respite Services
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5524662

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I thank the Minister for his response. The documentary 'I am not Okay' laid bare the dire circumstances that so many of our families with children with complex needs are living with. In response to that programme, the Minister announced £13 million to deal with the issues that those families were experiencing. I have to say that that announcement is looking increasingly cynical because those families are still "not Okay". Will the Minister provide a full breakdown of how the £13·1 million investment into children's social care and respite services for the past financial year was spent? Specifically, how much has been spent on delivering beds for respite?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3499/22-27.

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