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 Regional Development
10/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture and Rural 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:

43 Questions, Page 1 of 5

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 3049/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of the rates revaluation exercise.

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22/01/2026

Answered on 03/02/2026

AQW 39536/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) when live animal exports and imports are expected to resume following the restrictions imposed due to bluetongue; and (ii) any conditions which must be met to allow their safe reinstatement. [Priority Written]

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02/02/2026

Answered on 09/02/2026

AQW 39535/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of bluetongue vaccines administered since the outbreak; (ii) any assessment his Department has made of the likely impact of bluetongue disease during the forthcoming midge season; and (iii) any evidence that is available on sheep mortality rates in affected areas during the previous season to support farmers in making informed vaccination decisions.

02/02/2026

To be answered by 17/02/2026

AQW 39534/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the final opinion from the south of Ireland on agricultural litter spreading; and (ii) to detail any steps his Department is taking in response to that opinion.

02/02/2026

To be answered by 17/02/2026

AQW 39345/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment that has been made of the economic cost to the local economy in relation to the continuing rise in bovine TB levels, including the impact on farm businesses, associated industries, and wider rural communities.

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29/01/2026

Answered on 09/02/2026

AQO 3027/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the Development Proposal for Dean Maguirc College, Carrickmore.

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22/01/2026

Answered on 02/02/2026

AQW 38148/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to future funding programmes, whether he will consider making cattle drinkers an eligible item for grant support.

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14/01/2026

Answered on 26/01/2026

AQW 38147/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department’s approach to biosecurity, including its importance in mitigating infectious disease threats facing the agricultural sector.

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14/01/2026

Answered on 28/01/2026

AQO 2844/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on work undertaken through their Department to end violence against women and girls.

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27/11/2025

Answered on 16/12/2025

AQW 37372/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the rationale behind the policy that provides only 50 per cent compensation for livestock affected by bluetongue disease, including the evidence or considerations that informed this decision. [Priority Written]

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12/12/2025

Answered on 18/12/2025

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