Mr William Irwin

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Irwin
Official First Name: William
Usual First Name: William
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Newry and Armagh

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/03/2007	Newry and Armagh	Unionist, First Elected
12/05/2011	Newry and Armagh	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	Newry and Armagh	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	Newry and Armagh	Unionist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	Newry and Armagh	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
21/06/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
14/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Deputy Chair	Audit Committee
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy, Committee for Infrastructure and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
13/01/2020 - 14/06/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee on Standards and Privileges
13/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
25/05/2016 - 13/06/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Infrastructure
07/03/2016 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
05/10/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for the Environment
06/10/2014 - 05/10/2015	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning
24/09/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
23/09/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
11/02/2013 - 28/02/2013	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
23/05/2011 - 24/09/2014	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
16/05/2011 - 24/09/2014	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
14/09/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
14/09/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
15/09/2008 - 13/09/2010	Committee Member	Committee for Employment and Learning
09/05/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
09/05/2007 - 14/09/2008	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
03/04/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Epilepsy
13/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
30/04/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Epilepsy
26/09/2011 - 05/11/2013	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
26/09/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
28/06/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
28/06/2010 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals
22/01/2009 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Visual Impairment
16/09/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Rural Sustainability

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

8 Questions, Page 1 of 1

Display All Answers

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQW 3818/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of staff employed in each DVA Test Centre in Northern Ireland. + Display Answer	29/09/2022	Answered on 06/10/2022
AQW 3229/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will consider Derryhale Primary School for a 20mph speed limit. + Display Answer	20/09/2022	Answered on 27/09/2022
AQW 2993/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of global food supply chain pressures, to detail what action he is taking to protect primary producers and food supply chains in Northern Ireland. [Priority Written]	07/09/2022	To be answered by 15/09/2022
AQW 2924/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the East Link Road project in Armagh city. + Display Answer	06/09/2022	Answered on 26/09/2022
AQW 1312/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the replacement of the electric vehicle rapid charger at Fiveways, Newry. + Display Answer	10/06/2022	Answered on 15/06/2022
AQW 1092/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the Health and Social Care Special Recognition Payment for staff in the independent sector. [Priority Written] + Display Answer	07/06/2022	Answered on 09/06/2022
AQW 405/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there is grass cutting equipment available for use by staff within each DFI Roads depot. + Display Answer	23/05/2022	Answered on 06/06/2022
AQW 51/22-27	Mr William Irwin (DUP - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what action has been taken to restore safe footpath access for mobility scooter users on the A27 Portadown to Tandragee road. [Priority Written] + Display Answer	16/05/2022	Answered on 20/05/2022

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Impact of a 2045 Net Zero Target on the Northern Ireland Economy	Motion	MLA - Newry and Armagh	19/10/2021

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Colin McGrath]	14/02/2023	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Doug Beattie MC]	14/02/2023	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	07/12/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Doug Beattie MC]	07/12/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Doug Beattie MC]	27/10/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	27/10/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	03/08/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Doug Beattie MC]	03/08/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	30/05/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Robbie Butler]	30/05/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 2 - Mr Patsy McGlone [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	13/05/2022	NO
Election of Speaker Nomination 1 - Mr Mike Nesbitt [Mr Doug Beattie MC]	13/05/2022	NO

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