Conall McDevitt
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Conall McDevitt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast | |
| In office 21 May 2010 – 4 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Carmel Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Fearghal McKinney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1972[1] Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Website | Official website |
Conall McDevitt (born 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish nationalist, and former member of the SDLP.[2] He also served as the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) spokesman on Health, Social Services and Public safety and Policing,[3] and was appointed to the Policing Board in May 2011.[3]
McDevitt became the National Secretary of
Following the establishment of the power-sharing
He was selected as the SDLP MLA for
On 17 May 2012, McDevitt launched a consultation seeking views on a reduction in speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph on designated unclassified roads.[5]
McDevitt said the SDLP was "100%" behind moves to permit same-sex marriage, but caused controversy by saying two veteran councillors would be disciplined over their opposition to it.[6]
In September 2013 he resigned from the Assembly after the revelation of three undeclared payments, amounting to £50,750 made up of £30,000[2] to JM Consulting for research support for his work as a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, £14,000 to JM Consulting[7] for research and secretarial services for his work as an MLA and £6,750[8] from his previous employer Weber Shandwick while sitting as an MLA. JM Consulting was owned at that time by McDevitt's wife Joanne Murphy.[9]
Three months after his resignation he joined the Irish lobbying firm Hume Brophy.[10]
Personal life
Born in Dublin, Ireland, but brought up in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, McDevitt was educated at the Instituto Bachillerato Mixto, Fuengirola.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "MLA Details: Mr Conall McDevitt". Aims.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b Agend NI "Transparency the McDevitt Case" Agenda NI, Retrieved 7 February 2017
- ^ a b c d "Conall McDevitt MLA | Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Jim Fitzpatrick "Stormont new faces bring fresh perspectives" BBC News
- ^ McDevitt, Conall. "20's plenty – Private Members Bill". SDLP. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ McKeown, Lesley-Anne. "SDLP spat over stance on same-sex marriages". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Rising star Conall McDevitt quits politics after failing to declare payments", Irish Independent, Retrieved 7 February 2017
- ^ "Conall McDevitt quits politics after serious breach of MLA code", Belfast Telegraph Retrieved 7 February 2017
- ^ "Conall McDevitt from SDLP quits over payment", BBC News, Retrieved 7 February 2017
- ^ "Hume Brophy Hires Politician who quit over Weber Shandwick Payments", PR Week, Retrieved 7 February 2017