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:

138 Questions, Page 1 of 14

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 1327/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Justice whether she intends to revisit the criminal legal aid payment.

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06/01/2025

Answered on 24/07/2025

AQW 29819/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the climate impact of cattle culling, due to bovine TB, is included in his Department's greenhouse gas emissions accounting or modelling system.

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03/07/2025

Answered on 18/07/2025

AQW 29818/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the consideration his Department has given, following evidence from British sources in the report Acting on methane: opportunities for the UK cattle and sheep sectors, that premature culling, due to bovine TB, increases methane emissions through reduced herd longevity and higher replacement rates.

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03/07/2025

Answered on 21/07/2025

AQW 29817/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the steps his Department is taking to ensure fair access to (i) training; and (ii) opportunities, for farmers who may struggle with new communication methods.

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03/07/2025

Answered on 21/07/2025

AQW 29816/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for a breakdown of confiscated entitlements over the last 10 years, including the (i) reasons; and (ii) the number of affected applicants by land type, broken down by (a) Severely Disadvantaged Areas; (b) Disadvantage Areas; and (c) lowland.

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03/07/2025

Answered on 18/07/2025

AQW 29815/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of entitlements recorded for 2025; (ii) how this compares to the total eligible hectares that year; and (ii) the projected eligible hectares for 2026, accounting for any anticipated land use changes.

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03/07/2025

Answered on 17/07/2025

AQW 29590/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he intends to introduce an Areas of Natural Constraints scheme to provide targeted support for farmers in disadvantaged areas. [Priority Written]

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01/07/2025

Answered on 21/07/2025

AQW 29589/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the environmental consequences of failing to effectively address bovine TB.

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01/07/2025

Answered on 18/07/2025

AQO 2255/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the environmental impacts associated with poor animal health.

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19/06/2025

Answered on 01/07/2025

AQW 29090/22-27

Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how much land has been planted under forestry schemes since 2008.

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23/06/2025

Answered on 09/07/2025

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