The Committee for Health is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Health and Minister of Health (currently Robin Swann). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.[1]
Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
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Sinn Féin | Liz Kimmins MLA (Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
Alliance | Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
Ulster Unionist | Alan Chambers MLA | North Down | |
Sinn Féin | Linda Dillon MLA | Mid Ulster | |
DUP | Diane Dodds MLA | Upper Bann | |
Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn MLA | Belfast West | |
Alliance | Nuala McAllister MLA | Belfast North | |
SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | |
DUP | Alan Robinson MLA | East Londonderry |
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.[3]
Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
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Sinn Féin | Colm Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | Pam Cameron MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | South Antrim | |
SDLP | Sinéad Bradley MLA | South Down | |
Alliance | Paula Bradshaw MLA | Belfast South | |
People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll MLA | Belfast West | |
Sinn Féin | Jemma Dolan MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | Alex Easton MLA | North Down | |
Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn MLA | Belfast West | |
Ulster Unionist | John Stewart MLA | East Antrim |
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The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.[6]
Party | Member[7] | Constituency | |
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DUP | Paula Bradley MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast North | |
DUP | Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | |
Alliance | Paula Bradshaw MLA | Belfast South | |
Ulster Unionist | Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll MLA | Belfast West | |
DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | |
Ulster Unionist | Jo-Anne Dobson MLA | Upper Bann | |
SDLP | Mark H. Durkan MLA | Foyle | |
Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff MLA | West Tyrone | |
Sinn Féin | Daithí McKay MLA | North Antrim | |
Sinn Féin | Catherine Seeley MLA | Upper Bann |
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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20 June 2016 | Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | → | Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Belfast | ||
18 August 2016 | Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) | North Antrim | → | Vacant | |||
12 September 2016 | Vacant | → | Ian Milne MLA (Sinn Féin) | Mid Ulster |
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.[8]
Party | Member[9] | Constituency | |
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Sinn Féin | Michelle Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
DUP | Jim Wells MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | South Down | |
Sinn Féin | Michaela Boyle MLA | West Tyrone | |
DUP | Paula Bradley MLA | Belfast North | |
Sinn Féin | Mickey Brady MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
DUP | Gordon Dunne MLA | North Down | |
SDLP | Mark H. Durkan MLA | Foyle | |
DUP | Pam Lewis MLA | South Antrim | |
Alliance | Kieran McCarthy MLA | Strangford | |
Ulster Unionist | Sam Gardiner MLA | Upper Bann | |
Ulster Unionist | John McCallister MLA | South Down |