Ms Liz Kimmins

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Kimmins
Official First Name: Elizabeth
Usual First Name: Liz
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: Newry and Armagh

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Sinn Féin	Party Member	09/01/2020 - 27/03/2022

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
09/01/2020	Newry and Armagh	Nationalist, Replaced Ms M Fearon
13/05/2022	Newry and Armagh	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
17/10/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee for Health
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021	Committee Member	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 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Women's Health
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
10/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
20/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
07/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Dementia
24/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Carers
23/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Tourette's
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Housing
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
29/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
08/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Carers
07/07/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
07/12/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Carers
23/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

28 Questions, Page 1 of 3

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 1136/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health to outline any actions he has taken to address inequalities in women's cardiovascular health.

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07/11/2024

Answered on 18/11/2024

AQO 1117/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the recent Invest NI trade missions.

View Official Report for AQO 1117/22-27

24/10/2024

Answered on 12/11/2024

AQW 17090/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) whole time equivalent; and (ii) locum (a) obstetrics; and (b) gynaecology consultants currently employed in each Health and Social Care Trust. [Priority Written]

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21/10/2024

Answered on 07/11/2024

AQW 17089/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health whether the translation service used by Health and Social Care Trusts provides an option to translate for those who speak Irish.

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21/10/2024

Answered on 05/11/2024

AQW 17088/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on his Department’s latest annual review of workforce planning; (ii) whether there are plans to increase employment opportunities for newly-qualified Occupational Therapists; and (iii) to detail the Health and Social Care Trusts they will be located in.

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21/10/2024

Answered on 01/11/2024

AQW 17087/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any action his Department is taking to address medicine shortages as a result of Brexit impacting people with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease.

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21/10/2024

Answered on 05/11/2024

AQW 17086/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the business case proposal for nocturnal dialysis at Daisy Hill Hospital.

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21/10/2024

Answered on 12/11/2024

AQO 978/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the engagement between his Department and the Patient Client Council’s engagement panel in relation to co-production of the Serious Adverse Incident review process.

View Official Report for AQO 978/22-27

03/10/2024

Answered on 15/10/2024

AQO 962/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on the baby loss certificate scheme.

View Official Report for AQO 962/22-27

03/10/2024

Answered on 14/10/2024

AQW 16033/22-27

Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the level of staffing in Daisy Hill maternity unit (i) prior to; and (ii) during the divert that was implemented on 21 September until 23 September 2024. [Priority Written]

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01/10/2024

Answered on 23/10/2024

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