Mr Gerry Kelly

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Kelly
Official First Name: Gerard
Usual First Name: Gerry
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: North Belfast

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
Sinn Féin	Party Member	26/11/2003 - 30/01/2007
Sinn Féin	Party Member	25/06/1998 - 28/04/2003

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
25/06/1998	North Belfast	Nationalist, First Elected
26/11/2003	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2007	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
12/05/2011	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
12/05/2016 - 24/05/2016	Committee Member	Business Committee
10/02/2015 - 14/04/2015	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee to consider an AGNI Statutory Rule
10/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Business Committee
06/02/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Chair	Committee on Procedures
06/02/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
23/05/2011 - 06/02/2012	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
23/05/2011 - 12/09/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
08/05/2007 - 04/05/2011	junior Minister	Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
08/05/2007 - 04/05/2011	junior Ministers	Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
07/05/2024 - 02/06/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Dementia

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

92 Questions, Page 1 of 10

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 3466/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an assessment as to whether the Executive has an adequate budget to deliver public services.

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16/04/2026

Answered on 19/06/2026

AQO 3741/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on legislation to modernise and reform the credit union sector.

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04/06/2026

Answered on 16/06/2026

AQO 3781/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on the non-domestic vacant rating aspect of the Strategic Review of Rating.

11/06/2026

To be answered on 23/06/2026

AQO 3614/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to outline any assessment that has been made of TransformEd NI's impact on the delivery of Irish-medium education.

21/05/2026

To be answered on 01/06/2026

AQO 3533/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the new MOT test centres at Hydebank and Mallusk.

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30/04/2026

Answered on 11/05/2026

AQW 45431/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of modular classrooms currently in use in North Belfast; and (ii) whether any are approaching or past their recommended lifespan.

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05/05/2026

Answered on 14/05/2026

AQW 45430/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children in North Belfast unable to secure a nursery place, since 2022.

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05/05/2026

Answered on 12/05/2026

AQW 45429/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of Irish medium nursery provision in North Belfast.

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05/05/2026

Answered on 13/05/2026

AQW 44713/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has any responsibility over the seizure and disposal powers for e-scooters, scramblers and Cars, involved in anti-social behaviour. [Priority Written]

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24/04/2026

Answered on 30/04/2026

AQW 44605/22-27

Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions he is taking to reduce waiting times for those requiring surgery for hidradenitis suppurativa, in light of advice from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust that would be some time before an appointment can be offered. [Priority Written]

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23/04/2026

Answered on 02/06/2026

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