Mr Declan McAleer

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: McAleer
Official First Name: Declan
Usual First Name: Declan
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: West Tyrone

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
Sinn Féin	Party Member	02/07/2012 - 30/03/2016

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
02/07/2012	West Tyrone	Nationalist, Replaced Mr P Doherty
12/05/2016	West Tyrone	Nationalist, elected following substitution
13/03/2017	West Tyrone	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	West Tyrone	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
10/02/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
06/11/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
12/02/2024 - 03/02/2025	Committee Deputy Chair	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	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 on Standards and Privileges
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
14/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Chair	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
11/01/2020 - 19/01/2020	Committee Member	Business Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure
25/05/2016 - 06/06/2016	Committee Chair	Audit Committee
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Business Committee
01/03/2016 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
15/04/2013 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
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
10/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
10/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
08/01/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
09/05/2017 - 24/01/2018	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

55 Questions, Page 1 of 6

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 43156/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of the change in Natural England’s position on replacement buildings, whether his Department and the NI Environment Agency have any plans to make changes in relation to ammonia emissions to ensure betterment is recognised and replacement buildings can be progressed through the planning system. [Priority Written]

25/03/2026

To be answered by 02/04/2026

AQW 43022/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how the war in Iran affects farmers' (i) access to fertilisers, including any impacts on fertiliser supply chains; (ii) energy costs; and (iii) cross-border trade. [Priority Written]

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24/03/2026

Answered on 30/03/2026

AQO 3345/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill will strengthen rights for women.

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12/03/2026

Answered on 23/03/2026

AQO 3302/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the delivery of the Programme for Government 2024-2027.

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05/03/2026

Answered on 30/03/2026

AQW 41978/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of farmers who have not yet signed up to the required soil nutrient health training course; and (ii) any urgent steps he will take to ensure that farmers complete the course before the deadline for claiming Farm Sustainability Payments in 2026. [Priority Written]

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06/03/2026

Answered on 11/03/2026

AQO 3196/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to set out a timeline to progress new race relations legislation.

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19/02/2026

Answered on 04/03/2026

AQO 3241/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of rural crime.

26/02/2026

To be answered on 09/03/2026

AQW 41338/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the current status of the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme, including (i) when it is expected to open; (ii) how long the application period will run; and (iii) what options are planned for inclusion. [Priority Written]

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25/02/2026

Answered on 03/03/2026

AQW 41337/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to advice from National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Shared Environmental Service on the cross-border impacts of agricultural litter and manure spreading on designated sites, to detail (i) the substance of that advice; (ii) when it will be published; and (iii) any steps his Department intends to take in response.

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25/02/2026

Answered on 13/03/2026

AQW 41336/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of Farm Sustainability Transition Payments issued in 2025; broken down by (i) constituency; and (ii) county.

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25/02/2026

Answered on 10/03/2026

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