Social Investment Fund Steering Groups
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The Social Investment Fund is being delivered in partnership with communities across nine social investment zones. Each zone has a steering group with up to 14 members from the business, political, statutory and voluntary and community sectors.
Work of the steering groups
The Steering Groups developed and prioritised projects to address priority needs in each zone. They took forward significant engagement with the wider community in each zone to determine priority issues and identify projects to best address those issues.
Membership of the steering groups
You can find information on the membership of each Steering group using the links below:
Belfast North
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| David Gilliland | Arts for All | voluntary/community |
| Manus Maguire | Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum | voluntary/community |
| Paul Roberts | Ashton Community Trust | voluntary/community |
| Wilson Lambe | Ballysillan/Upper Ardoyne Neighbourhood Partnership | voluntary/community |
| JJ Magee *replaced Cllr Conor Maskey in July 2014 | Sinn Féin | political |
| Nicola Verner *replaced Cllr Lee Reynolds in March 2015 | DUP | political |
| William Humphry MLA | DUP | political |
| Gerry Kelly MLA | Sinn Féin | political |
| Conor Ellis | Department for Communities | Statutory |
| Johnathon Martindale | Phoenix | Business |
| Sinead Grimes *replaced Gerry Millar in August 2014 | Belfast City Council | Statutory |
Belfast South
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Garnet Busby | Belfast South Community Resources | voluntary/community |
| Joy Poots | South Belfast Sure Start | voluntary/community |
| Keith Hamilton | Taughmonagh Community Forum | voluntary/community |
| Ronan McKenna | Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group | voluntary/community |
| Geoffrey Dudgeon *replaced Bob Stoker in spring 2016: Mr Stoker replaced Michael McGimpsey in November 2012 | UUP | political |
| Paula Bradshaw | Alliance | political |
| Vicky Nelson | DUP | political |
| Cecilia Whitehorn | CM Works Consultancy | Business |
| Mark Regan | Kingsbridge Hospital | Business |
| Andrew Hazzard | Belfast City Council | Statutory |
| Seamus Mullan | Public Health Agency | Statutory |
Belfast East
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadette McConnell | Strand Community Forum | voluntary/community |
| Michael Briggs | East Belfast Community Development Agency | voluntary/ community |
| Sam White | Charter NI | voluntary/community |
| Steven Irwin | Clarawood Community Association | voluntary/community |
| Chris Lyttle MLA | Alliance | political |
| Jim Wilson | BCRC | political |
Robin Newton MLA | DUP | political |
| Sharon Skillen | DUP | political |
| Geraldine Millican | Department for Communiities | Statutory |
| Mandy Patrick | Park Avenue Hotel | Business |
| James Brown (has stood down) | Undertaker | Business |
| Shauna Murtagh *replaced Joan McCoy/John McGrillen in April 2015 | Belfast City Council | Statutory |
| Jude Limiskey | Lisburn City and Castlereagh District Council | Statutory |
Belfast West
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Geraldine McAteer | West Belfast Partnership Board | voluntary/community |
| Gerry McConville | Falls Community Council | voluntary/community |
| Jackie Redpath | Greater Shankill Partnership | voluntary/community |
| Jim Donnelly | Active Communities Network | voluntary/community |
| Cllr Brian Kingston | DUP | political |
| Cllr Jim McVeigh | Sinn Féin | political |
| Cllr Stephen Corr | Sinn Féin | political |
| Rosie McCorley MLA | Sinn Féin | political |
| Geoff Beattie | Department for Communities | Statutory |
| Deirdre Timoney | Business in the Community | Business |
| Gerry Millar | Belfast City Council* replaced Suzanne Wylie in April 2016 | Statutory |
Derry/Londonderry
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Wallace | Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership | voluntary/community |
| Charles Lamberton | TRIAX/Neighbourhood Partnership Board | voluntary/community |
| Darren Kirby | Outer North Neighbourhood Partnership | voluntary/community |
| Noel McCartney | Community Restorative Justice (Ireland) | voluntary/community |
| Cllr Ann Donnelly | SDLP | political |
| Cllr Drew Thompson | DUP | political |
| Cllr Paul Fleming | Sinn Féin | political |
| Marion Quinn | SDLP | political |
| Ian Snowden | Department for Communities | Statutory |
| Barry O’Hagan *replaced Tina Gillespie in March 2013 | Derry City & Strabane District Council | Statutory |
Southern
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Hilary Singleton | Mid Armagh Community Network | voluntary/community |
| Irene Mackle *Has stood down | Coalisland Residents and Community Forum | voluntary/community |
| Richard Mealey | Portadown Local Action for Community Engagement | voluntary/community |
| Roy McCartney | Mullacreevie Development Association | voluntary/community |
| Cathal Boylan MLA | Sinn Féin | political |
| Carla Lockhart MLA | DUP | political |
| Cllr Colin McCusker | UUP | political |
| Cllr Tomas O’Hanlon | SDLP | political |
| Catherine McInerney | Department for Communities | Statutory |
| Seamus McCrory | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Burough Council | Statutory |
South Eastern
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bird | Lisburn PSP/The Resurgam Trust | voluntary/community |
| Annie Armstrong | Colin Neighbourhood Partnership | voluntary/ community |
| Cathy Rice | Ards Development Bureau and Community Network | voluntary/ community |
| David Stitt | Charter NI | voluntary/community |
| Cllr Trevor Cummings *replaced Mervyn Oswald in November 2012 | DUP | political |
| Cllr Paul Porter | DUP | political |
| Cllr Philip Smith | UUP | political |
| Cllr Willie Clarke | Sinn Féin | political |
| Tom Doran | NIE | Business |
| Lynda Vladeanu | South Eastern Trust | Statutory |
| Sonya Burns *replaced John Dumigan in November 2015 | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | Statutory |
Northern
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Ann McNickle | Causeway Urban and Rural Network | voluntary/community |
| Conor Corr | Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network | voluntary/community |
| Helen Dunn | Action for Children (Northern Ireland) | voluntary/community |
| William Adamson | Carrickfergus Enterprises | voluntary/community |
| Cllr Billy Ashe | DUP | political |
| Dermot Nicholl *replaced Cllr Colm Thompson in February 2016 | Sinn Féin | political |
| Ian Paisley Jnr | DUP | political |
| Robin Swann MLA | UUP | political |
Western
Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard Harkin | Strabane and District Caring Services | voluntary/community |
| Liz Kavanagh | Barnados NI | voluntary/community |
| Maureen McKeague | Derg Valley Care | voluntary/community |
| Dr Norman Baxter (now stood down) | Independent | voluntary/community |
| Neville Armstrong | DUP | political |
| Cllr Derek Hussey | UUP | political |
| Michaela Boyle MLA | Sinn Féin | political |
| Sean Lynch MLA | Sinn Féin | political |
| Nick O’Shiel | Omagh Enterprise | Business |
| Marcus Isherwood | Creative Media | Business |
| Helen Shields *replaced Liam Flanigan in March 2015 | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | Statutory |
Minutes of meetings of the Steering Groups
The minutes of the meetings of the nine Social Investment Fund Steering Groups which are held by the Executive Office can be accessed via the link below:
Conflict of Interest Register
A Conflict of Interest Register was created for Steering Group members of the Social Investment Fund programme which can be accessed via the link below: