AQW 50185/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to address the rising prevalence of disability among children, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 1 July 2026

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Tabled
1 July 2026
Answer due by
20 July 2026
Answered
21 July 202620 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

Diagnosis of, and prevalence rates of, disability are a matter for the Minister of Health.

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