Mrs Linda Dillon

Title: Mrs
Official Last Name: Dillon
Official First Name: Linda
Usual First Name: Linda
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: Mid Ulster

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Sinn Féin	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	Mid Ulster	Nationalist, First Elected
13/03/2017	Mid Ulster	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	Mid Ulster	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
20/09/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Chair	Committee on Standards and Privileges
20/09/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
01/02/2021 - 27/09/2021	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
20/01/2021 - 20/01/2021	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
23/06/2020 - 20/01/2021	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
18/06/2020 - 20/01/2021	Committee Chair	Committee on Procedures
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 18/06/2020	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
14/01/2020 - 02/08/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Justice
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
25/05/2016 - 02/12/2016	Committee Chair	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
25/05/2016 - 01/12/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Women's Health
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Housing
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Micro and Small Business
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Suicide Prevention
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability
29/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Mental Health
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Terminal Illness
14/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cancer

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Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

7 Questions, Page 1 of 1

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQW 5172/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Health, further to the temporary reinstatement of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive in June 2021, (i) whether there will be a permanent replacement for the Directive; and (ii) to outline the rationale for this decision. [Priority Written]	24/10/2022	To be answered by 27/10/2022
AQW 4631/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Education what work is being carried out to address the issues that are being faced by substitute teachers who are experiencing delays in being paid for days worked. + Display Answer	13/10/2022	Answered on 27/10/2022
AQW 4630/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Health how he will reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in the absence of the Cross Border Directive scheme. + Display Answer	13/10/2022	Answered on 27/10/2022
AQW 4629/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Health whether he will reinstate the Cross Border Directive scheme.	13/10/2022	To be answered by 28/10/2022
AQW 4628/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Education what work is being undertaken to address the problems with the new NI Supply Teacher Register system. + Display Answer	13/10/2022	Answered on 27/10/2022
AQW 4627/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Education (i) what action she is taking to address the delay in processing applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants; (ii) whether payments for free school meals will be backdated; and (iii) to outline the rationale for this position. + Display Answer	13/10/2022	Answered on 27/10/2022
AQW 1185/22-27	Mrs Linda Dillon (SF - Mid Ulster)	To ask the Minister of Health what action his Department has taken to restore full daycare and respite provision for people with disabilities and learning difficulties in the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Southern Health and Social Care Trust. + Display Answer	08/06/2022	Answered on 01/09/2022

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Commencement of section 1 of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022	Motion	MLA - Mid Ulster	10/02/2023	14/02/2023
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speakers and to debate the motion entitled Commencement of section 1 of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.	Earlier Meeting	MLA - Mid Ulster	10/02/2023	14/02/2023
£600 Energy Payment	Motion	MLA - Mid Ulster	02/12/2022	07/12/2022
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speakers and to debate the motion entitled £600 Energy Payment.	Earlier Meeting	MLA - Mid Ulster	02/12/2022	07/12/2022
Appointment of Executive	Motion	MLA - Mid Ulster	25/10/2022	27/10/2022
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speakers, appointment of a First Minister and deputy First Minister and all other Executive Ministers, and to debate the motion entitled Appointment of Executive	Earlier Meeting	MLA - Mid Ulster	25/10/2022	27/10/2022
Cost of Living Crisis	Motion	MLA - Mid Ulster	21/07/2022	03/08/2022
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speakers and debate on the Cost of Living Crisis	Earlier Meeting	MLA - Mid Ulster	20/07/2022	03/08/2022
Election of Speaker and Deputy Speakers, appointment of a First Minister and deputy First Minister and debate on the appointment of Executive Ministers and the Formation of an Executive	Earlier Meeting	MLA - Mid Ulster	26/05/2022	30/05/2022
Appointment of Executive Ministers and the Formation of an Executive	Motion	MLA - Mid Ulster	26/05/2022	30/05/2022

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	27/10/2022	AYE
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	03/08/2022	AYE
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	30/05/2022	AYE
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	13/05/2022	AYE

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