Meeting Details

This meeting will be webcast for live and subsequent broadcast on the Council's You Tube site Live Broadcast Link

Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest.

Mother and Baby Unit

That this Council recognises the importance for a regional Mother and Baby Unit in the north; accepts that this unit will be specifically designed to support mothers with postpartum mental health issues which enables mothers to remain with their baby while accessing specialist inpatient care ; notes that giving birth for a mother should be one of the most fulfilling and joyous times in their life; further notes that some mothers will experience serious mental health challenges after birth; affirms that mothers deserve access to specialist in-patient care that allows them to stay with their babies while receiving the support they need; acknowledges that we remain the only part of these islands without a dedicated mother and baby unit; and calls on the Council to write to the Health Minister to provide an update on the current business case for this mother and baby unit; and further calls on the Council to ask the Health Minister to engage with this counterpart in the South of Ireland to ensure that services in the unit will be available to support mothers and babies throughout Ireland.

Early Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Haemochromatosis
That this Council supports World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week that took place from 1st June to 7th June 2025; recognises that Haemochromatosis is more common in Ireland that anywhere else in the world and that 1 in 83 Irish people carry two copies of the HFE gene, and are pre-disposed to develop iron overload and that 1 in 5 Irish people carry one copy of the gene and are said to be carriers; further recognises that early diagnosis is vital as without treatment Haemochromatosis can cause premature death; and calls on this council to write to the Minister of Health to ask that he consider what action can be taken to ensure early diagnosis and prevention for the treatment of Hemochromatosis.