Mr Pat Sheehan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Sheehan
Official First Name: Pat
Usual First Name: Pat
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: West Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Sinn Féin	Party Member	02/03/2017 - Present
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Sinn Féin	Party Member	07/12/2010 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
07/12/2010	West Belfast	Nationalist, Replaced Mr G Adams
12/05/2011	West Belfast	Nationalist, Elected following substitution
12/05/2016	West Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	West Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
01/02/2021 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Education
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
08/06/2021 - 16/06/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office, Committee for Finance and Committee for the Economy
01/02/2021 - 01/02/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Education
16/03/2020 - 01/02/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Health
20/01/2020 - 16/03/2020	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Health
31/05/2016 - 20/06/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
12/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
10/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Education
23/05/2011 - 10/09/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
16/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
14/12/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
14/12/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
07/12/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Women's Health
15/09/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cancer
09/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
11/05/2017 - 15/09/2020	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Cancer
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Housing
19/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

21 Questions, Page 1 of 3

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AQO 2628/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the expected benefits of her decision to remove fines for overdue library books.

14/10/2021

To be answered on 01/11/2021

AQO 2548/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on discussions with the Scottish and Welsh administrations regarding proof of status for European Union citizens here.

View Official Report for AQO 2548/17-22

30/09/2021

Answered on 11/10/2021

AQW 23374/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the free school meals application process for this year; (ii) whether she is aware of particular issues affecting the application process in West Belfast, which has left many families without this support for six weeks into this term; and (iii) to outline when these issues will be resolved for these families. [Priority Written]

29/09/2021

To be answered by 07/10/2021

AQO 2494/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health what additional resources the Public Health Agency requested following the decision to take over contact tracing within schools.

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16/09/2021

Answered on 28/09/2021

AQW 23274/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education when the next call for capital projects will open for applications.

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28/09/2021

Answered on 05/10/2021

AQW 23273/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education how she will ensure Irish Medium schools will not be disadvantaged within the next round of capital calls.

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28/09/2021

Answered on 05/10/2021

AQW 23176/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education in light of the new contact tracing arrangements, what guidance has been produced to protect clinically extremely vulnerable young people in the classroom setting.

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27/09/2021

Answered on 05/10/2021

AQW 23175/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education whether consideration has been given to permit the use of LAMP testing for children and young people with additional needs in mainstream schools.

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27/09/2021

Answered on 05/10/2021

AQW 23103/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) the direction she has given her Department in the purchasing of CO2 monitors; (ii) how many CO2 monitors have been purchased to date; (iii) the arm's length bodies and sectoral support organisations that have received CO2 monitors from her Department for use in offices; and (iv) how many CO2 monitors have been distributed to schools.

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24/09/2021

Answered on 05/10/2021

AQO 2414/17-22

Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the uptake of her Department’s Make the Call service this year.

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09/09/2021

Answered on 20/09/2021

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