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.
01Membership
Membership of the Committee is as follows.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Philip McGuigan MLA (Chairperson) | North Antrim | |
| Alliance | Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| UUP | 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 | |
022022-2027 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2022-2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Liz Kimmins MLA (Chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
| Alliance | Danny Donnelly MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| UUP | 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 | |
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 | ||
032017-2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017-2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| UUP | John Stewart MLA | East Antrim | |
Changes 2017-2022
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042016-2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016-2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Paula Bradley MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast North | |
| DUP | Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | |
| Alliance | Paula Bradshaw MLA | Belfast South | |
| UUP | Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
| People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll MLA | Belfast West | |
| DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | |
| UUP | 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 | |
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 2016 | Vacant | → | Ian Milne MLA (Sinn Féin) | Mid Ulster | |||
052011-2016 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2011-2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| UUP | Sam Gardiner MLA | Upper Bann | |
| DUP | Pam Lewis MLA | South Antrim | |
| UUP | John McCallister MLA | South Down | |
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy MLA | Strangford | |
Changes 2011-2016
062007-2011 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2007-2011 Assembly on 17 May 2007.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Iris Robinson MLA (Chairperson) | Strangford | |
| Sinn Féin | Michelle O'Neill MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Mid Ulster | |
| DUP | Thomas Buchanan MLA | West Tyrone | |
| UUP | Robert Coulter MLA | North Antrim | |
| Independent | Kieran Deeny MLA | West Tyrone | |
| DUP | Alex Easton MLA | North Down | |
| SDLP | Tommy Gallagher MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| SDLP | Carmel Hanna MLA | Belfast South | |
| UUP | John McCallister MLA | South Down | |
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA | Belfast North | |
| Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey MLA | Belfast West | |
Changes 2007-2011
071998-2003 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 1998-2003 Assembly on 30 November 1999.
| Party | Member | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDLP | Joe Hendron MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast West | |
| SDLP | Tommy Gallagher MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Paul Berry MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
| UUP | Joan Carson MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| SDLP | Carmel Hanna MLA | Belfast South | |
| Sinn Féin | John Kelly MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| UUP | Alan McFarland MLA | North Down | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Monica McWilliams MLA | Belfast South | |
| Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey MLA | Belfast West | |
| DUP | 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 | ||
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