AQW 34024/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of whether the capacity of contact centres is meeting demand, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 21 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 21 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 5 November 2025
- Answered
- 2 December 202542 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Each Health and Social Care Trust holds the contract responsibility for child contact centres within their locality.
These contact centres are utilised to enable children and young people to share safe quality time with parents or significant people in their lives.
Each HSCT has advised that their current contractual arrangements are meeting the demand, exemplified by minimal waiting lists across the region.
On this basis it is considered that the contact centres currently available, do meet the demand within each Health and Social Care Trust.