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 met for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.[3]
| Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.[6]
| Party | Member[7] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 17 May 2007.[10]
| Party | Member[11] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.[12]
| Party | Member[13] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||