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All questions, asked by all Members, to all Ministers, during the 2025-2026 session , containing unpaid care


 
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AQW 37059/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to progress Reform of Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland, including the implementation of its outcomes.

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08/12/2025 Answered on 23/12/2025 Reform; Social services; Care homes; Adults
AQW 36896/22-27 Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Health, following his attendance at the Disabled People’s Parliament on 21 November 2025, to detail any plans he has to improve the lives of disabled people, including those with a learning disability.

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05/12/2025 Answered on 23/12/2025 Political activities; Political meetings; Disability; Learning disability
AQW 32802/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how women taking on the care load of other family members impacts on the health of women themselves.

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06/10/2025 Answered on 21/10/2025 Women; Health; Families; Impact assessments
AQW 32799/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how the current health and social care system meets the needs of older women.

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06/10/2025 Answered on 21/10/2025 Health services; Health and social care trusts; Older people; Women
AQW 32724/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether unpaid carers will be explicitly recognised in the final Anti-Poverty Strategy, given their absence from the current draft.

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03/10/2025 Answered on 10/11/2025 Government departments; Unpaid work; Carers; Poverty; Voluntary organisations
AQW 32723/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the Anti-Poverty Strategy will respond to the poverty experienced by unpaid carers, many of whom are unable to remain in paid work due to their caring responsibilities.

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03/10/2025 Answered on 20/11/2025 Government departments; Unpaid work; Carers; Poverty; Voluntary organisations
AQW 32722/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he will take to ensure that the lived experiences of unpaid carers, including financial hardship, stress and isolation, are reflected in the Anti-Poverty Strategy.

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03/10/2025 Answered on 04/11/2025 Government departments; Unpaid work; Carers; Poverty; Voluntary organisations
AQW 32721/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with unpaid carers, and their representative organisations, in developing the Anti-Poverty Strategy.

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03/10/2025 Answered on 10/11/2025 Government departments; Unpaid work; Carers; Poverty; Voluntary organisations
AQW 32720/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider incorporating measures such as (i) a carer’s essential payment; (ii) reforms to Carer’s Allowance; and (iii) improved workplace rights, when finalising the Anti-Poverty Strategy.

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03/10/2025 Answered on 20/11/2025 Carers; Payments; Reform; Carers' benefits; Poverty
AQW 32644/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any steps his Department is taking to support carers at risk of poverty.

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02/10/2025 Answered on 20/11/2025 Carers; Poverty
AQW 31411/22-27 Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps are being taken by their Department to ensure that unpaid carers are recognised and supported within cross-departmental poverty alleviation measures.

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17/09/2025 Answered on 08/10/2025 Carers; Unpaid work; Poverty; Departmental coordination
AQW 31403/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has assessed the wider impact that delays in dementia diagnosis and inadequate support for people with dementia has on the health and social care system.

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17/09/2025 Answered on 08/10/2025 Dementia; Diagnosis; Impact assessments; Health services; Health and social care trusts
AQW 31401/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Health whether emotional wellbeing and meaningful stimulation are included as core standards in dementia care.

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17/09/2025 Answered on 08/10/2025 Dementia; Medical treatments; Patients; Health services
AQW 31400/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail what specific support is available to unpaid carers of people with dementia to assist them to provide both physical and emotional care.

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17/09/2025 Answered on 08/10/2025 Unpaid work; Carers; Dementia

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