The Committee for Communities is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department for Communities and Minister for Communities (currently Gordon Lyons). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new social development legislation.[1]
Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Social Development.
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colm Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| Ciara Ferguson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | ||
| Andy Allen MLA | Belfast East | ||
| Kellie Armstrong MLA | Strangford | ||
| Maurice Bradley MLA | East Londonderry | ||
| Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | ||
| Daniel McCrossan MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Maolíosa McHugh MLA | West Tyrone | ||
| Sian Mulholland MLA | North Antrim | ||