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 for Health. The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.[1]

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

2017–2022 Assembly

The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 23 January 2020.[2]

Party Member[3] 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
Ulster Unionist 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:[4]

2016–2017 Assembly

The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.[5]

Party Member[6] Constituency
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

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

2011–2016 Assembly

The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 25 May 2011.[7]

Party Member[8] 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
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

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

See also

References
  1. "Northern Ireland Assembly – Health, Social Services and Public Safety Statutory Committee Home". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  2. "COMMITTEE FOR HEALTH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS – Thursday 23 January 2020" (PDF). NI Assembly. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Committee Membership". NI Assembly. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. "COMMITTEE FOR HEALTH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS – Thursday 2 June 2016" (PDF). NI Assembly. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "Minutes of Proceedings – 25 May 2011". NI Assembly. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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