Debate contribution: Domiciliary Care: Real Living Wage

Debate contribution by Ms Sinéad McLaughlin on 2 June 2026.

MLA: Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 2 June 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Domiciliary Care: Real Living Wage
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5584277

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Thank you, Minister, for that answer. Domiciliary care workers are highly skilled individuals. You referred to the fact that they are at the back door of the hospital in order to support A&Es. However, Minister, an awful lot of money is spent on agency workers. It is a colossal spend. Is there any way that you could get to grips with that and move towards giving people proper pay for doing a really highly skilled job?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3648/22-27.

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