Ms Sian Mulholland

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Mulholland
Official First Name: Sian
Usual First Name: Sian
Party: Alliance Party
Constituency: North Antrim


PartyRolePeriod
Alliance PartyParty Member04/04/2023 - Present


DateConstituencyDesignation
06/04/2023North AntrimOther, Replaced Dr Patricia O'Lynn


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for Communities
12/02/2024 - 11/03/2024Committee MemberAssembly and Executive Review Committee


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
17/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Diabetes
17/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
02/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Online Safety for Children and Young People
13/05/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Access to Justice
14/04/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
26/02/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Homelessness
25/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Women's Health
28/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Housing
16/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on International Development
11/03/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality
15/11/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Skills
10/10/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
27/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Arts
23/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
25/04/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Youth Participation
25/06/2024 - 17/06/2025Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
26/06/2023 - 25/06/2024Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
13/06/2023 - 17/06/2025Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Diabetes

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


Address 1: 12 Mill Street
Address 2:
Address 3:
Townland: Town Parks
Ward:
Town: Ballymena
Post Code: BT43 5AE
Phone: 028 2548 3438
Fax:
Email: sian.mulholland@mla.niassembly.gov.uk

1. Employment and Earnings

Oh Yeah Music and Arts Centre: Youth Engagement Manager. Remuneration: Final salary between £2001-£3000. Hours worked: 37 per month. (Position ceased on becoming an MLA) (Registered 3 May 2023)


2. Donations and other support

None


3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None


4. Visits

None


5. Shareholdings

None


6. Land and Property

None


7. Miscellaneous

A close family member holds a licence from the Lough Neagh Fishermens’ Cooperative to fish for brown eels on Lough Neagh. (Registered 6 June 2024)


8. Unremunerated interests

Member, Camlin Credit Union. (Registered 6 June 2024)

Member, Ballycastle and Cushendall Credit Union. (Registered 6 June 2024)

Governor, Slemish College, Ballymena (interest commenced 27 January 2025). (Registered 3 February 2025)


9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
Ref NoMemberQuestionTabledStatus
AQO 2275/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for the Economy, given their contribution to the local economy, to outline any steps she is taking to ensure that Northern Ireland remains a welcoming and inclusive place for skilled migrant workers.

+ Display Answer 		19/06/2025 Answered on 01/07/2025
AQW 29485/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister of Health for an update on a Young Carers Festival in Northern Ireland.

+ Display Answer 		27/06/2025 Answered on 18/07/2025
AQW 29409/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the steps he is taking to ensure the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund is accessible to groups operating in areas of high deprivation.

+ Display Answer 		26/06/2025 Answered on 01/08/2025
AQW 29408/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities what engagement has taken place with the voluntary and community sector in developing the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.

+ Display Answer 		26/06/2025 Answered on 05/08/2025
AQW 29407/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to outline how the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund will ensure compliance with duties under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

+ Display Answer 		26/06/2025 Answered on 01/08/2025
AQW 29406/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund will support improvements to community buildings on (i) leased; or (ii) non-freehold land.

+ Display Answer 		26/06/2025 Answered on 01/08/2025
AQW 29405/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities how his Department will ensure (i) geographic; and (ii) sectoral balance in the allocation of funding through the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.

+ Display Answer 		26/06/2025 Answered on 01/08/2025
AQW 28863/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with the most recent research and policy recommendations from organisations such as (i) the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, (ii) the Trussell Trust, and (iii) the Child Poverty Action Group when formulating the Anti Poverty Strategy.

+ Display Answer 		17/06/2025 Answered on 02/07/2025
AQW 28862/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the timeline for (i) publication; and (ii) implementation, of the action plans associated with the Anti-Poverty Strategy, including when (a) measurable targets, (b) delivery milestones; and (c) reporting mechanisms will be made publicly available.

+ Display Answer 		17/06/2025 Answered on 02/07/2025
AQW 28861/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim) 		To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of newcomer children recorded as absent from both primary and post-primary schools in the Ballymena area, on each day from Tuesday 10 June 2025 to Tuesday 17 June 2025.

+ Display Answer 		17/06/2025 Answered on 20/06/2025
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim11/06/202517/06/2025
Unrest in BallymenaMatters of the DayMLA - North Antrim10/06/202510/06/2025
Humanitarian Aid to Gaza (Revised Wording)MotionMLA - North Antrim03/06/2025 
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 3Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim15/05/2025 
Review of Local Councils’ Animal Welfare Policies - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim01/05/202506/05/2025
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia MotionMLA - North Antrim29/04/202512/05/2025
Reducing Barriers to all-Ireland Student Mobility - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim10/04/202528/04/2025
Failure to deliver the Sexual Orientation StrategyMotionMLA - North Antrim08/04/2025 
Funding for Childcare - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim20/03/202524/03/2025
Social Security Reform and Economic InactivityMotionMLA - North Antrim18/03/202501/04/2025
Women in Agriculture - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim05/03/202511/03/2025
Anti-Poverty StrategyMatters of the DayMLA - North Antrim05/03/2025 
Anti-Poverty StrategyUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - North Antrim05/03/2025 
Delivering a New Deal for Private Renters in Northern IrelandMotionMLA - North Antrim11/02/202524/02/2025
Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim06/02/202511/02/2025
Support for Carers - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim06/02/202510/02/2025
Delivering a New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland (withdrawn)MotionMLA - North Antrim04/02/2025 
Supporting Learning Pathways for our Young People - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim30/01/202504/02/2025
Collection and Recycling Scheme for Disposable Nappies - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim22/01/202527/01/2025
Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim09/01/202514/01/2025
Tackling Online Violence Against Women and Girls - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim09/01/202514/01/2025
Glenshesk RoadUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - North Antrim25/11/2024 
Emergency Food Parcels for ChildrenMotionMLA - North Antrim20/11/202427/01/2025
Protecting Farming Families Following the Autumn Budget 2024 - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim13/11/2024 
Universal, Affordable Child-centred Childcare - Amendment 3Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim13/11/2024 
Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim06/11/202412/11/2024
Support for Occupational TherapistsMotionMLA - North Antrim04/11/2024 
Extending Welfare Supplementary Payments for the Benefit CapMotionMLA - North Antrim25/10/2024 
Failure of RAISE Programme in Tackling Educational Underachievement - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim24/10/202405/11/2024
Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Vaping Amongst Children - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim16/10/202422/10/2024
Failure to Produce a River Basin Management Plan - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim10/10/2024 
Declaration of a Housing Emergency - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim09/10/2024 
Shared Island Youth ForumMotionMLA - North Antrim25/09/2024 
Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim19/09/202424/09/2024
Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording) - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Antrim05/09/2024 
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]24/06/2025AYE
-#1 Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Andy Allen MBE]17/06/2025AYE
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]02/06/2025ABSTAINED
-#1 A European Future for Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David Honeyford]02/06/2025AYE
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
-#1 Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment20/05/2025AYE
Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts [Miss Nicola Brogan]20/05/2025AYE
-#1 Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1: Motion Amendme20/05/2025NO
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland20/05/2025AYE
Budget 2025-26 [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]19/05/2025AYE
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
Voting Rights for the Election of the President of Ireland [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]06/05/2025AYE
Increasing Fiscal Devolution [Mr Matthew O'Toole]29/04/2025AYE
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
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