Mr Colm Gildernew

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Gildernew
Official First Name: Colm
Usual First Name: Colm
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Sinn Féin	Party Member	20/06/2017 - 27/03/2022

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
20/06/2017	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Nationalist, Replaced Ms M Gildernew
13/05/2022	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee for Communities
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
03/02/2022 - 10/02/2022	Committee Deputy Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and Committee for Education
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 05/10/2020	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
16/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Chair	Committee for Health

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
28/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Housing
28/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Homelessness
07/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Dementia
27/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
24/10/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Stroke
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
28/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
23/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
15/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Lung Health
15/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
01/07/2022 - 25/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Women's Health
01/07/2022 - 28/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Housing
28/06/2022 - 27/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
22/06/2022 - 06/12/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Rare Disease
16/06/2022 - 24/05/2023	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
08/06/2022 - 24/04/2024	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Carers
06/06/2022 - 20/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
18/02/2022 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Rare Disease
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
07/12/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Carers
07/12/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Women's Health
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Lung Health
17/06/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
06/06/2019 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
04/06/2019 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
29/04/2019 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
08/05/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
24/04/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
16/04/2018 - 04/06/2019	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
10/11/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
19/09/2017 - 29/04/2019	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People

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Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

8 Questions, Page 1 of 1

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQW 18842/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the connection to the wastewater system for the Apex housing development at Oaks Road, Dungannon. [Priority Written] + Display Answer	26/11/2024	Answered on 04/12/2024
AQW 18679/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the Women's Centre Childcare Fund, including (i) the current allocations for each centre; (ii) the criteria used to allocate the funding; and (iii) any plans to review the funding in the future.	22/11/2024	To be answered by 09/12/2024
AQW 17818/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on his Department’s considerations in relation to the Household Support Fund and how it may apply here. + Display Answer	07/11/2024	Answered on 02/12/2024
AQO 1036/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on improvements to air quality since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan. View Official Report for AQO 1036/22-27	17/10/2024	Answered on 04/11/2024
AQW 16706/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Communities what he discussed in his recent meeting with representatives from the Loyalist Communities Council; and who was in attendance. [Priority Written]	14/10/2024	To be answered by 17/10/2024
AQO 915/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what action he is taking to ensure the urgent publication and implementation of the Housing Supply Strategy. View Official Report for AQO 915/22-27	26/09/2024	Answered on 07/10/2024
AQO 886/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he will ensure long-term financial support for the Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Framework. View Official Report for AQO 886/22-27	19/09/2024	Answered on 01/10/2024
AQO 767/22-27	Mr Colm Gildernew (SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the impact that the British Government's decision to means test Winter Fuel Payments will have on fuel poverty. View Official Report for AQO 767/22-27	05/09/2024	Answered on 16/09/2024

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Welfare Supplementary Payments	Motion	Committee Chair	20/11/2024	09/12/2024
Amend one-hour parking restriction in Dungannon	Public Petition	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	05/11/2024	11/11/2024
Impact of the pause in City Deal in Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Adjournment Debate	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	15/10/2024	05/11/2024
Minister for Communities Meeting with Loyalist Communities Council	Matters of the Day	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	14/10/2024
Minister for Communities Meeting with Loyalist Communities Council	Urgent Oral Question	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	10/10/2024
Dynamic Pricing	Motion	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	10/09/2024	16/09/2024
Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording)	Motion	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	03/09/2024	09/09/2024
Extension of Committee Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)	Motion	Committee Chair	27/06/2024	10/09/2024

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Delays to Flagship Maternity and Children’s Hospital Project [Mrs Diane Dodds]	26/11/2024	AYE
-#1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) - Amendme	25/11/2024	NO
-#1 Belfast City Centre Dereliction - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Diane Forsythe]	18/11/2024	NO
-#1 Future EU Relationship - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Eóin Tennyson]	18/11/2024	AYE
Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	18/11/2024	AYE
Future EU Relationship	18/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David	12/11/2024	NO
Failure of RAISE Programme in Tackling Educational Underachievement	05/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Failure to Produce a River Basin Management Plan - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Miss Michel	15/10/2024	AYE
Prayer of Annulment: The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Committ	14/10/2024	NO
-#1 Farmers' Basic Payment Scheme (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Patsy McGl	07/10/2024	AYE
-#1 Draft Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Brian Kingston]	07/10/2024	AYE
Final Stage: Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 06/22-27) [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]	23/09/2024	AYE
Amend Standing Order 30 [Committee Chair - Committee on Procedures]	17/09/2024	AYE
-#2 Budgetary Pressures - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Paul Frew]	10/09/2024	AYE

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