Mr Cathal Boylan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Boylan
Official First Name: Cathal
Usual First Name: Cathal
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: Newry and Armagh

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	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Sinn Féin	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

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

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
06/11/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Public Accounts 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 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Chair	Committee on Standards and Privileges
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
12/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
12/12/2013 - 20/03/2014	Committee Member	Sub-Committee on Local Government Bill
23/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for the Environment
23/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
13/04/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Chair	Committee for the Environment
18/05/2009 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the Private Security Industry Order
09/05/2007 - 12/04/2010	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for the Environment
09/05/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
04/10/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Road Safety
13/02/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Autism
20/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
17/06/2022 - 13/02/2024	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Autism
17/04/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Autism
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Arts and Creativity
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Epilepsy
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
14/02/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Country Sports
21/01/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on China
13/02/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cost of Motor Insurance
13/11/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
30/04/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Epilepsy
30/04/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Epilepsy
07/11/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on European Environmental Regulations, Directives and Decisions
16/09/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Rural Sustainability
06/05/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Climate Change
15/01/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
01/10/2007 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Roads Safety

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

7 Questions, Page 1 of 1

Display All Answers

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQO 1316/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has any plans to consider natural drainage solutions for flooding and issues with wastewater infrastructure. + Display Answer	28/11/2024	Answered on 10/12/2024
AQO 1292/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Health to provide an update on the development of the Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework. View Official Report for AQO 1292/22-27	28/11/2024	Answered on 09/12/2024
AQO 1093/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide an update on the twenty-eighth Plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council, held on 13 September 2024. + Display Answer	24/10/2024	Answered on 22/11/2024
AQO 1170/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what work is being done to realise the full potential of the Maze Long Kesh site. View Official Report for AQO 1170/22-27	14/11/2024	Answered on 25/11/2024
AQW 17336/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department has given consideration to legislation in relation to the use of e-scooters in public spaces. + Display Answer	24/10/2024	Answered on 08/11/2024
AQW 17254/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Education to detail the action Irish medium schools who are oversubscribed should take if there is not suitable accommodation to meet the demands in Irish medium provision in their area. + Display Answer	23/10/2024	Answered on 01/11/2024
AQO 894/22-27	Mr Cathal Boylan (SF - Newry and Armagh)	To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how his Department is working with veterinarians, scientists and stakeholders to ensure the bovine TB programme is based on the latest evidence. + Display Answer	19/09/2024	Answered on 02/10/2024

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Specialist Autism Mental Health Services	Motion	MLA - Newry and Armagh	13/12/2024
High-quality Mobile Coverage in Rural Areas - Amendment 1	Motion Amendment	MLA - Newry and Armagh	20/09/2024	24/09/2024

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Democratic Consent Resolution [Mr Philip McGuigan]	10/12/2024	AYE
The draft Climate Change (2040 Emissions Target) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of Ag	10/12/2024	AYE
The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of	10/12/2024	AYE
-#1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) - Amendme	25/11/2024	NO
-#1 Belfast City Centre Dereliction - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Diane Forsythe]	18/11/2024	NO
-#1 Future EU Relationship - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Eóin Tennyson]	18/11/2024	AYE
Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	18/11/2024	AYE
Future EU Relationship	18/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David	12/11/2024	NO
Failure of RAISE Programme in Tackling Educational Underachievement	05/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Farmers' Basic Payment Scheme (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Patsy McGl	07/10/2024	AYE
-#1 Draft Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Brian Kingston]	07/10/2024	AYE
-#1 Mental Health Provision in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mrs Diane Dodds]	30/09/2024	AYE
Final Stage: Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 06/22-27) [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]	23/09/2024	AYE
Amend Standing Order 30 [Committee Chair - Committee on Procedures]	17/09/2024	AYE
-#2 Budgetary Pressures - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Paul Frew]	10/09/2024	AYE

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