Mr Joe Byrne

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Byrne
Official First Name: Joe
Usual First Name: Joe
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Constituency: West Tyrone
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter,

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 31/12/2015
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	25/06/1998 - 28/04/2003

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
25/06/1998	West Tyrone	Nationalist, First Elected
12/05/2011	West Tyrone	Nationalist, Retired

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
07/10/2013 - 07/09/2015	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development
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
07/09/2012 - 10/09/2012	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
21/05/2012 - 31/12/2015	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
23/05/2011 - 23/04/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Regional Development
16/05/2011 - 06/09/2012	Committee Deputy Chair	Public Accounts Committee
30/11/1999 - 16/05/2002	Committee Member	Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment Committee
30/11/1999 - 28/04/2003	Committee Member	Regional Development Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
26/02/2013 - 31/12/2015	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
24/02/2012 - 27/11/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
20/02/2012 - 26/02/2013	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
13/09/2011 - 31/12/2015	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Construction

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

14 Questions, Page 1 of 2

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 9281/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for her assessment of the current budget situation for Northern Ireland given the recent Comprehensive Spending Review announcement and the decision to retain working tax credits in their current form until 2018.

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26/11/2015

Answered on 08/12/2015

AQO 9154/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister for Social Development to outline how he is addressing the issue of unfit social housing, particularly west of the Bann.

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12/11/2015

Answered on 24/11/2015

AQO 8949/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline any recent discussions with the Minister of Finance and Personnel in relation to additional funding to address the waiting lists for elective care.

08/10/2015

Question Withdrawn

AQO 8930/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, following the publication of the Lifetime Opportunities Monitoring Framework Update Report, which shows that 28 per cent of pensioners living in rural Northern Ireland are living in poverty, how they will address the issue of poverty in rural areas.

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08/10/2015

Answered on 20/11/2015

AQO 8974/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, following the implementation of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute's strategic review, to outline the future of the Omagh veterinary laboratory.

View Official Report for AQO 8974/11-16

15/10/2015

Answered on 02/11/2015

AQW 49842/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Education how many (i) schools in West Tyrone had accommodation issues raised by the Education and Training Inspectorate in the last three years; and (ii) of these issues are still outstanding.

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15/10/2015

Answered on 10/11/2015

AQW 49838/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the investigation of an illegal abattoir operating at Forkhill, Co. Armagh.

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14/10/2015

Answered on 26/10/2015

AQW 49837/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Justice what alternatives his Department explored regarding the imminent closure of the Probate Registry in Derry.

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14/10/2015

Answered on 23/10/2015

AQW 49836/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what discussions her Department has had with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council regarding the football grounds at St. Julian’s Road, Omagh.

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14/10/2015

Answered on 21/10/2015

AQW 49835/11-16

Mr Joe Byrne
(SDLP - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline any plans her Department has for Rural Development money being released through schemes for farmers and rural communities.

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14/10/2015

Answered on 26/10/2015

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