Ms Sinéad McLaughlin

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: McLaughlin
Official First Name: Sinéad
Usual First Name: Sinéad
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Constituency: Foyle


PartyRolePeriod
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member05/05/2022 - Present
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member10/01/2020 - 27/03/2022


DateConstituencyDesignation
10/01/2020FoyleNationalist, Replaced Mr C Eastwood
13/05/2022FoyleNationalist, Re-elected


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
08/05/2025 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
24/05/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for the Economy
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for The Executive Office
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
22/10/2021 - 28/03/2022Committee Deputy ChairChairpersons' Liaison Group
18/10/2021 - 28/03/2022Committee ChairCommittee for The Executive Office
18/10/2021 - 22/10/2021Committee MemberChairpersons' Liaison Group
08/06/2021 - 16/06/2021Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office, Committee for Finance and Committee for the Economy
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy, Committee for Infrastructure and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberAd Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
03/03/2020 - 20/10/2021Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
14/01/2020 - 18/10/2021Committee Deputy ChairCommittee for the Economy


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
02/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Online Safety for Children and Young People
30/04/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
02/07/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Social Enterprise
25/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Women's Health
07/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Dementia
15/11/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Skills
10/10/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
06/07/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
23/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
15/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
25/04/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Youth Participation
20/09/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality
01/07/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
27/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
16/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
27/06/2024 - 19/03/2025Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability
01/07/2022 - 25/06/2024Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Women's Health
30/06/2022 - 27/06/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability
29/06/2022 - 10/10/2023Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
12/10/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Diabetes
20/01/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability
07/12/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
20/10/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Modern Slavery
01/07/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Fair Banking and Finance
25/06/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
12/06/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
21/05/2020 - 25/06/2020Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security

Room: TBC
Address: Parliament Buildings
Townland: Ballymiscaw
Ward: Stormont
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT4 3XX
Email: sinead.mclaughlin@mla.niassembly.gov.uk


Address 1: 12-22 SPENCER ROAD
Address 2:
Address 3:
Townland: GOBNASCALE
Ward:
Town: LONDONDERRY
Post Code: BT47 6QA
Phone: 02871162900
Fax:
Email: sinead.mclaughlin@mla.niassembly.gov.uk

1. Employment and Earnings

None


2. Donations and other support

None


3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None


4. Visits

29 November-1 December 2022: I visited Helsinki to attend the Helsinki Policy Forum Women Parliamentarian Network (WPN). Travel costs for flights (approximately £400) and two nights’ accommodation costs in the Radisson Blu Hotel Helsinki (approximately £280) were met by Forward Thinking. (Registered 6 July 2023)

4-9 June 2023: I visited Washington DC to attend the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Parliamentary Exchange with the United States WPS Caucus and the WPS-Focal Points Network Capital Level Meeting. Travel costs for flights (approximately £550), five nights’ accommodation costs in Hotel Zena (approximately £700) and an allowance for food and incidentals (US$294) were met by Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI), US Department of State. (Registered 6 July 2023)

6-8 December 2023: I visited Windsor to attend the Helsinki Policy Forum Women Parliamentarian Network (WPN). The cost of two nights’ accommodation at St George’s House, meals and airport transfers from Heathrow Airport to St George’s House (estimated to be approximately £700), were met by Forward Thinking. The cost of flights were met personally. (Registered 12 December 2023)


5. Shareholdings

None


6. Land and Property

None


7. Miscellaneous

None


8. Unremunerated interests

Member, Steering Group, Forward Thinking Women for a Sustainable Future (commenced 28 July 2023). (Registered 27 June 2024)


9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
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AQW 29863/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 28331/22-27, to provide a table for this information. [Priority Written]

03/07/2025 Question Withdrawn
AQW 29754/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy when the terms of reference for the higher education funding review will be published. [Priority Written]

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02/07/2025 Answered on 09/07/2025
AQW 29753/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25101/22-27, to provide more detail as to the formula which is used to determine fair shares of funding provided to Health and Social Care Trusts.

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02/07/2025 Answered on 09/07/2025
AQW 29752/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy when she will answer AQW 27803/22-27.

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02/07/2025 Answered on 16/07/2025
AQW 29751/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they ensured that all responses to the draft Programme for Government 2024-2027 consultation were carefully considered and provided to all Executive Ministers.

02/07/2025 To be answered by 21/07/2025
AQW 29750/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the Translink business case for service enhancements on the North West rail corridor.

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02/07/2025 Answered on 11/07/2025
AQW 29644/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how the £7 million, allocated to the higher education sector following the 2025-26 June monitoring round, will be spent. [Priority Written]

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01/07/2025 Answered on 02/07/2025
AQW 29643/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what work her Department is carrying out in relation to aviation policy.

01/07/2025 To be answered by 18/07/2025
AQW 29642/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when she will introduce her Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill.

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01/07/2025 Answered on 07/07/2025
AQW 29641/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when she last engaged with her counterpart in the Irish Government in relation to the North South Interconnector.

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01/07/2025 Answered on 07/07/2025
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle16/05/202520/05/2025
Prospecting LicencesUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Foyle13/05/2025 
Global Trade TariffsUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Foyle07/04/2025 
International Women’s Day 2025MotionMLA - Foyle20/02/202504/03/2025
Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle06/02/2025 
Lisneal CollegeUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Foyle03/02/2025 
Unlocking Funding for Childcare Providers - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle17/01/202521/01/2025
40th Anniversary of NexusMotionMLA - Foyle26/11/202409/12/2024
Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle24/10/202404/11/2024
Implementation of RHI Inquiry recommendationsMotionMLA - Foyle15/10/202405/11/2024
Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle19/09/2024 
Pause of the City and Growth Deals Matters of the DayMLA - Foyle14/09/2024 
Dynamic Pricing - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle12/09/2024 
Great Britain to Northern Ireland Trade - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle12/09/2024 
Draft Programme for GovernmentMotionMLA - Foyle10/09/202407/10/2024
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
-#1 Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Andy Allen MBE]17/06/2025NO
Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 [Miss Michelle McIlveen]10/06/2025NO
A European Future for Northern Ireland [Mr Matthew O'Toole]02/06/2025AYE
-#1 A European Future for Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David Honeyford]02/06/2025NO
Additional Funding for North South Bodies [Ms Emma Sheerin]27/05/2025AYE
-#1 Additional Funding for North South Bodies - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Matthew O'Toole]27/05/2025AYE
Budget 2025-26 [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]19/05/2025NO
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia [Ms Kellie Armstrong]12/05/2025AYE
-#1 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment12/05/2025NO
The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 [First Minister 08/04/2025AYE
-#2 Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Maurice Bra01/04/2025NO
Housebuilding on Public Land [Mr Mark Durkan]31/03/2025AYE
-#1 Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Di25/03/2025NO
-#1 The Green Energy Transition - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Gary Middleton]24/03/2025NO
-#1 Job Creation and Cross-Border Co-operation in the North West - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [04/03/2025NO
Programme for Government 2024-2027 [First Minister and deputy First Minister - The Executive Office]03/03/2025NO
Prayer of Annulment: The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Reg24/02/2025NO
Towards a Shared Island [Mr Matthew O'Toole]03/02/2025AYE
Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording) [Mr Matthew O'Toole]03/02/2025AYE
Protection of Rights and Safety in Custodial Facilities [Mr Doug Beattie MC]20/01/2025NO
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