Question Results

Monday 15 September 2025


 
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1 AQO 2327/22-27 Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health whether the regional system for breast cancer referrals, announced in May 2025, is delivering the desired improvements.

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2 AQO 2328/22-27 Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to developing a men’s health strategy for Northern Ireland.

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3 AQO 2329/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact that medical misogyny has on healthcare waiting times for women.

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4 AQO 2330/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any action being taken to address the shortage in the number of psychiatrists in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

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5 AQO 2331/22-27 Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on a winter preparedness plan for 2025-26 to improve patient flow and reduce waiting times at emergency departments.

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6 AQO 2332/22-27 Mr Harry Harvey
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Health whether he intends to increase the number of nursing posts available to ensure all local graduates can avail of a position.

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7 AQO 2333/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will consider a funding arrangement with Translink to ensure there are public transport connections from North Down to the Ulster Hospital.

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8 AQO 2334/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for those with neurological conditions.

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9 AQO 2335/22-27 Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health whether he can provide a date for when the new maternity hospital at the Royal Victoria Hospital will be open and operational.

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10 AQO 2336/22-27 Mr Robbie Butler
(UUP - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the uptake of childhood vaccines.

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11 AQO 2337/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Health to provide a timescale for when funding will be made available to commission extra theatre space in the South West Acute Hospital.

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12 AQO 2338/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the delivery of pay awards in 2025-26.

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13 AQO 2339/22-27 Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the role his Department is playing, in partnership with the Department of Justice, in engaging with organisations such as DAWG Suicide Prevention to support the mental health and wellbeing of prisoners and former prisoners.

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14 AQO 2340/22-27 Mr Maurice Bradley
(DUP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Health when the new MRI scanner at the Causeway Hospital will be fully operational.

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