Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to provide young people with more enriching activities outside of school. Minister of Education: My Department is committed to providing enriching opportunities for children and young people beyond the school curriculum. In relation to activities outside of the … Continue reading AQW 51245/22-27 – Enriching activities outside school
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any recent discussions he has had with the Minister of Health on early intervention for neurodivergent children with emerging mental health needs. Minister of Education: I have not had any recent discussions with the Minister of Health on early intervention for neurodivergent … Continue reading AQW 50820/22-27 – Early intervention for neurodivergent children
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any recent steps his Department has taken to improve the (i) prevention of; (ii) timely diagnosis of; and (iii) treatment of, dementia. Minister of Health: My Department established a Regional Dementia Project Board in May 2024 in order to bring a sharpened … Continue reading AQW 48226/22-27 – Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dementia
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children. Minister of Education: While my Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of addressingbullying programmes in terms of the direct impact on mental … Continue reading AQW 49716/22-27 – Anti-bullying programmes
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to support the mental health of women going through (i) menopause; (ii) perimenopause; and (iii) hormonal treatment related to menopause. Minister of Health: My Department recognises that women experiencing perimenopause, menopause and menopause related hormone treatments can … Continue reading AQW 49988/22-27 – Treatment of women going through menopause and perimenopause
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any recent assessment has been made of accessibility to mental health services; and (ii) to detail the average waiting times for assessment and treatment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Article 10A of the Health and Social … Continue reading AQW 49485/22-27 – Accessibility to mental health services
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for children and young people to access mental health services, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: BT(as of 4th June 2026)NT(as of 31st May 2026)ST(as of 3rd June 2026)SET(as of 4th June 2026)WT(as of 5th June 2026)Average waiting … Continue reading AQW 50295/22-27 – Accessing mental health services for young people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has for improving health service provision for people with eating disorders. Minister of Health: Action 29D of the Mental Health Strategy (2021 –2031) focuses specifically on improving services for those affected by eating disorders by enhancing and strengthening community … Continue reading AQW 49119/22-27 – Eating disorders
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