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Mr Declan Kearney

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Kearney
Official First Name: Declan
Usual First Name: Declan
Date of Birth: 19/12/1964
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: South Antrim

Biography

Party History

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

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	South Antrim	Nationalist, First Elected
13/03/2017	South Antrim	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
11/01/2020 - Present	junior Minister	The Executive Office
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
25/05/2016 - 31/05/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
09/05/2017 - 29/01/2018	Assembly Party Group Member	All party group on Sports and Physical Recreation

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

15 Questions, Page 1 of 2

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 899/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Health to outline the work her Department is undertaking, in co-operation with the Minister of Justice, to improve the provision of health and social care for people in the justice system.

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09/01/2017

Answered on 16/01/2017

AQO 640/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how he plans to progress the Active Travel Agenda by May 2021.

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27/10/2016

Answered on 22/11/2016

AQO 577/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the steps they have taken to engage communities in the design and delivery of the Executive Action Plan for Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime.

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20/10/2016

Answered on 15/11/2016

AQW 6573/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the circumstances surrounding the death of an inmate in Maghaberry prison on Saturday 5 November 2016. [Priority Written]

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07/11/2016

Answered on 09/11/2016

AQW 6234/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding for Gaelic Athletic Association clubs for development and pitch construction.

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26/10/2016

Answered on 08/11/2016

AQW 6228/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the reason for the delay in the commencement of the South Antrim Aluminium Bungalow Refurbishment Scheme.

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26/10/2016

Answered on 08/11/2016

AQW 6227/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Communities for (i) an update on the South Antrim Aluminium Bungalow Refurbishment Scheme; and (ii) a definitive date for this scheme to commence.

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26/10/2016

Answered on 08/11/2016

AQO 472/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on their engagement with the business community to attract inward investment.

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06/10/2016

Answered on 02/11/2016

AQO 312/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on his Department's policy on renewable energy.

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15/09/2016

Answered on 26/09/2016

AQO 219/16-21

Mr Declan Kearney
(SF - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on European Union funding.

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05/09/2016

Answered on 14/09/2016

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