Committee for Health

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 Mike Nesbitt). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

Membership Membership of the Committee is as follows.

Party MemberConstituency Philip McGuigan MLA (Chairperson) North Antrim Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim Alan Chambers MLA North Down Linda Dillon MLA Mid Ulster Diane Dodds MLA Upper Bann Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West Nuala McAllister MLA Belfast North Colin McGrath MLA South Down Alan Robinson MLA East Londonderry

2022–2027 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.

Party MemberConstituency Liz Kimmins MLA (Chairperson) Newry and Armagh Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim Alan Chambers MLA North Down Linda Dillon MLA Mid Ulster Diane Dodds MLA Upper Bann Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West Nuala McAllister MLA Belfast North Colin McGrath MLA South Down Alan Robinson MLA East Londonderry

Changes 2022–2027 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 3 February 2025 Liz Kimmins MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Philip McGuigan MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim

2017–2022 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.

Party MemberConstituency Colm Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pam Cameron MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Antrim Sinéad Bradley MLA South Down Paula Bradshaw MLA Belfast South Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West Jemma Dolan MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Alex Easton MLA North Down Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West John Stewart MLA East Antrim

Changes 2017–2022 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 10 February 2020 John Stewart MLA (UUP) East Antrim → Alan Chambers MLA (UUP) North Down 23 March 2020 Sinéad Bradley MLA (SDLP) South Down → Colin McGrath MLA (SDLP) South Down 16 March 2020 Jemma Dolan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West 2 November 2020 Alex Easton MLA (DUP) North Down → Jonathan Buckley MLA (DUP) Upper Bann 14 December 2020 Colin McGrath MLA (SDLP) South Down → Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry 1 February 2021 Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North 21 June 2021 Pam Cameron MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) South Antrim → Gordon Lyons MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Upper Bann 7 July 2021 Gordon Lyons MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Upper Bann → Pam Cameron MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) South Antrim 18 October 2021 Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry → Colin McGrath MLA (SDLP) South Down 1 November 2021 Jonathan Buckley MLA (DUP) Upper Bann → Deborah Erskine MLA (DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Source:

2016–2017 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.

Party MemberConstituency Paula Bradley MLA (Chairperson) Belfast North Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Foyle Paula Bradshaw MLA Belfast South Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim Jo-Anne Dobson MLA Upper Bann Mark H. Durkan MLA Foyle Barry McElduff MLA West Tyrone Daithí McKay MLA North Antrim Catherine Seeley MLA Upper Bann

Changes 2016–2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 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 2016Vacant → Ian Milne MLA (Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster

2011–2016 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.

Party MemberConstituency Michelle Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Jim Wells MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down Michaela Boyle MLA West Tyrone Paula Bradley MLA Belfast North Mickey Brady MLA Newry and Armagh Gordon Dunne MLA North Down Mark H. Durkan MLA Foyle Sam Gardiner MLA Upper Bann Pam Lewis MLA South Antrim John McCallister MLA South Down Kieran McCarthy MLA Strangford

Changes 2011–2016 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 23 January 2012 Michaela Boyle MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West 6 February 2012 Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Sue Ramsey MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West Michelle Gildernew MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 23 April 2012 Mark H. Durkan MLA (SDLP) Foyle → Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South 2 July 2012 Michelle Gildernew MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Vacant 10 September 2012 Vacant → Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle 15 October 2012 John McCallister MLA (UUP) South Down → Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP) East Antrim 4 September 2013 Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Vacant 16 September 2013 Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North→ David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim Sue Ramsey MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West Maeve McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Foyle 30 September 2013 Vacant → Fearghal McKinney MLA (SDLP) Belfast South 4 July 2014 Sam Gardiner MLA (UUP) Upper Bann → Jo-Anne Dobson MLA (UUP) Upper Bann 23 September 2014 Jim Wells MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) South Down → Paula Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Belfast North 6 October 2014 Vacant → Rosie McCorley MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP) East Antrim Michael McGimpsey MLA (UUP) Belfast South 1 December 2014 Gordon Dunne MLA (DUP) North Down → Paul Givan MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 11 May 2015 Paula Bradley MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) Belfast North → Alex Easton MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP) North Down 3 June 2015 Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Vacant 14 September 2015 Vacant → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim 5 October 2015 Thomas Buchanan MLA (DUP) West Tyrone → Paul Givan MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 9 November 2015 George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle

2007–2011 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 17 May 2007.

Party MemberConstituency Iris Robinson MLA (Chairperson) Strangford Michelle O'Neill MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Mid Ulster Thomas Buchanan MLA West Tyrone Robert Coulter MLA North Antrim Kieran Deeny MLA West Tyrone Alex Easton MLA North Down Tommy Gallagher MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Carmel Hanna MLA Belfast South John McCallister MLA South Down Carál Ní Chuilín MLA Belfast North Sue Ramsey MLA Belfast West

Changes 2007–2011 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 20 May 2008 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North → Claire McGill MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone 15 September 2008 Robert Coulter MLA (UUP) North Antrim → Sam Gardiner MLA (UUP) Upper Bann 29 June 2009 Tommy Gallagher MLA (SDLP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP) Upper Bann 4 July 2009 Iris Robinson MLA (Chairperson, DUP) Strangford → Jim Wells MLA (Chairperson, DUP) South Down 14 September 2009 Thomas Buchanan MLA (DUP) West Tyrone → Iris Robinson MLA (DUP) Strangford 12 January 2010 Iris Robinson MLA (DUP) Strangford → Vacant 15 January 2010 Carmel Hanna MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Vacant 26 January 2010 Vacant → Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South 1 February 2010 Vacant → Thomas Buchanan MLA (DUP) West Tyrone 24 May 2010 Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Tommy Gallagher MLA (SDLP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP) Upper Bann Mary Bradley MLA (SDLP) Foyle 13 September 2010 Thomas Buchanan MLA (DUP) West Tyrone → Paul Girvan MLA (DUP) South Antrim Claire McGill MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh 22 November 2010 Mary Bradley MLA (SDLP) Foyle → Pól Callaghan MLA (SDLP) Foyle

1998-2003 Assembly The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.

Party MemberConstituency Joe Hendron MLA (Chairperson) Belfast West Tommy Gallagher MLA (Deputy Chairperson) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Paul Berry MLA Newry and Armagh Joan Carson MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Carmel Hanna MLA Belfast South John Kelly MLA Mid Ulster Alan McFarland MLA North Down Monica McWilliams MLA Belfast South Sue Ramsey MLA Belfast West Iris Robinson MLA Strangford

Changes 1998-2003 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 11 September 2000 Joan Carson MLA (UUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Robert Coulter MLA (UUP) North Antrim 21 January 2002 Carmel Hanna MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Annie Courtney MLA (SDLP) Foyle 11 March 2002 Alan McFarland MLA (UUP) North Down → Tom Hamilton MLA (UUP) Strangford

See also Committee

References

External links Committee for Health