AQW 42107/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 09/03/2026
Answered On Date: 13/04/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of the operating costs for the Regional Gender Identity Service that have not been met, in each of the last five financial years.

Answer:

The Regional Gender Identity Service is delivered in Belfast HSC Trust, for the region. All of the expenditure reported by Belfast HSC Trust in relation to the Gender Identity Service has been within the funding levels provided, for the last four financial years from 2021/22 to 2024/25. The final position for the 2025/26 financial year is not yet available.