FOI 71-25: Information in regards to Mr Ó Cuilín being issued with an Assembly Pass
Information Standards Freedom of Information Response
23 December 2025
Our Ref: FOI 71-25
Freedom of Information Act 2000
I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 28 November 2025 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Your request was as follows—
‘Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request details in relation
to Assembly passes… please disclose the following:
1. Did Mr Ó Cuilín have an Assembly pass?
2. If so, over what period did he hold this pass?
3. Who was the ‘pass sponsor’ for him during this period?’
Our response
The Assembly Commission holds information in relation to your request.
Question 1
Mr Ó Cuilín was issued with an Assembly Identification Pass.
Question 2
The Assembly Identification Pass was removed on the 22 October 2024. The start date of the Assembly Identification Pass was unavailable after its removal from our system.
Question 3
The Assembly Identification Pass was issued under the Sinn Fein Party allocation, not that of an individual MLA.
Further Information
You have the right to request an internal review of this decision by the Assembly Commission. If you wish to request such a review, please write to me at the above address. If, after that review, you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Assembly Commission has handled your request for information, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised.
Yours sincerely
