Northern Ireland Assembly Public Accounts Committee

The Northern Ireland Assembly Public Accounts Committee is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to examine public spending, highlight good practice and poor value for money, and recommend improvements.

History

The committee was created in 1999 following the Belfast Agreement. The committee considers issues across a wide range of areas such as education, health and justice.[1]

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party Member[2] Constituency
SDLP Daniel McCrossan MLA (Chairperson) West Tyrone
DUP Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down
Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh
DUP Tom Buchanan MLA West Tyrone
Sinn Féin Pádraig Delargy MLA Foyle
DUP Stephen Dunne MLA North Down
Sinn Féin Colm Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Alliance David Honeyford MLA Lagan Valley
UUP Vacant

2022-2027 Mandate

Party Member[3] Constituency
SDLP Daniel McCrossan MLA (Chairperson) West Tyrone
DUP Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down
Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh
DUP Cheryl Brownlee MLA East Antrim
DUP Tom Buchanan MLA West Tyrone
UUP Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley
Sinn Féin Pádraig Delargy MLA Foyle
Sinn Féin Colm Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Alliance David Honeyford MLA Lagan Valley

Changes 2022–2027

Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
5 March 2024 Robbie Butler MLA (UUP) Lagan Valley → John Stewart MLA (UUP) East Antrim
21 October 2024 John Stewart MLA (UUP) East Antrim → Colin Crawford MLA (UUP) North Antrim
31 July 2025 Colin Crawford MLA (UUP) North Antrim → Vacant
23 September 2025 Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) East Antrim → Stephen Dunne MLA (DUP) North Down

2017-2022 Mandate

Party Member[4] Constituency
DUP William Humphrey MLA (Chairperson) Belfast North
UUP Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim
Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh
SDLP John Dallat MLA East Londonderry
Sinn Féin Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West
DUP David Hilditch MLA East Antrim
Alliance Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley
Sinn Féin Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone
DUP Gary Middleton MLA Foyle

Changes 2017–2022

Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
17 February 2020 Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle → Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford
31 March 2020 Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance) Lagan Valley → Andrew Muir MLA (Alliance) North Down
19 May 2020 John Dallat MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry → Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP) Belfast South
21 June 2021 Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford → William Irwin MLA (DUP) Newry and Armagh
18 October 2021 Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry

2016-2017 Mandate

Party Member[5] Constituency
UUP Robin Swann MLA (Chairperson) North Antrim
SDLP Daniel McCrossan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone
UUP Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley
DUP Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim
DUP Gordon Dunne MLA North Down
DUP Alex Easton MLA North Down
Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sinn Féin Declan Kearney MLA South Antrim
DUP Carla Lockhart MLA Upper Bann
Alliance Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan MLA East Antrim

Changes 2016–2017

None

2011-2016 Mandate

Party Member[6] Constituency
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey MLA (Chairperson) Belfast West
SDLP Joe Byrne MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone
DUP Sydney Anderson MLA Upper Bann
UUP Michael Copeland MLA Belfast East
SDLP John Dallat MLA East Londonderry
DUP Alex Easton MLA North Down
DUP Paul Frew MLA North Antrim
DUP Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim
UUP Ross Hussey MLA West Tyrone
Sinn Féin Jennifer McCann MLA Belfast West
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin MLA South Antrim

Changes 2011–2016

Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
25 October 2011 Paul Frew MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) East Londonderry
25 October 2011 Jennifer McCann MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Conor Murphy MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh
1 July 2012 Conor Murphy MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Vacant
2 July 2012 Paul Maskey MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Michaela Boyle MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) West Tyrone
6 September 2012 Joe Byrne MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) West Tyrone → John Dallat MLA (Deputy Chairperson, SDLP) East Londonderry
10 September 2012 Joe Byrne MLA (SDLP) West Tyrone → Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down
11 September 2012 Vacant → Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim
1 October 2012 Alex Easton MLA (DUP) North Down → Trevor Clarke MLA (DUP) South Antrim
11 February 2013 Sydney Anderson MLA (DUP) Upper Bann → Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East
15 April 2013 Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Sinn Féin) South Antrim → Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down
7 May 2013 Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East → David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim
16 September 2013 David McIlveen MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Alex Easton MLA (DUP) North Down
6 October 2014 Chris Hazzard MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down → Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone
6 October 2014 Michael Copeland MLA (UUP) Belfast East → Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP) East Antrim
18 May 2015 Alex Easton MLA (DUP) North Down → Jim Wells MLA (DUP) South Down
7 September 2015 Seán Rogers MLA (SDLP) South Down → Claire Hanna MLA (SDLP) Belfast South
14 September 2015 Daithí McKay MLA (Sinn Féin) North Antrim → Conor Murphy MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh
5 October 2015 Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Edwin Poots MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley

2007-2011 Mandate

Party Member[7] Constituency
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd MLA (Chairperson) Upper Bann
UUP Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim
Sinn Féin Willie Clarke MLA South Down
DUP Jonathan Craig MLA Lagan Valley
SDLP John Dallat MLA East Londonderry
DUP Simon Hamilton MLA Strangford
DUP David Hilditch MLA East Antrim
Alliance Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley
SDLP Patsy McGlone MLA Mid Ulster
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin MLA South Antrim
PUP Dawn Purvis MLA Belfast East

Changes 2007–2011

Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
1 October 2007 Willie Clarke MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down → Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh
21 January 2008 Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Ian McCrea MLA (DUP) Mid Ulster
4 March 2008 Patsy McGlone MLA (SDLP) Mid Ulster → Thomas Burns MLA (SDLP) South Antrim
20 May 2008 John O'Dowd MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Upper Bann → Paul Maskey MLA (Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West
26 May 2008 Ian McCrea MLA (DUP) Mid Ulster → Jim Wells MLA (DUP) South Down
15 September 2008 Simon Hamilton MLA (DUP) Strangford → George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry
David Hilditch MLA (DUP) East Antrim Jim Shannon MLA (DUP) Strangford
29 June 2009 Thomas Burns MLA (SDLP) South Antrim → Patsy McGlone MLA (SDLP) Mid Ulster
18 September 2009 George Robinson MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley
Jim Wells MLA (DUP) South Down David Hilditch MLA (DUP) East Antrim
20 April 2010 Jonathan Craig MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley → Wallace Browne MLA (DUP) Belfast East
Jeffrey Donaldson MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP) Upper Bann
3 August 2010 Jim Shannon MLA (DUP) Newry and Armagh → Vacant
14 September 2010 Wallace Browne MLA (DUP) Belfast East → Gregory Campbell MLA (DUP) East Londonderry
David Hilditch MLA (DUP) East Antrim William Irwin MLA (DUP) Newry and Armagh
Vacant Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) East Londonderry

2007-2011 Mandate

Party Member[8] Constituency
UUP Billy Bell MLA (Chairperson) Lagan Valley
UUP Pauline Armitage MLA East Londonderry
UUP Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Chairperson) East Antrim
DUP Mervyn Carrick MLA Upper Bann
Alliance Seamus Close MLA Lagan Valley
SDLP John Dallat MLA East Londonderry
DUP David Hilditch MLA East Antrim
SDLP Donovan McClelland MLA South Antrim
NI Women's Coalition Jane Morrice MLA North Down
SDLP Danny O'Connor MLA East Antrim
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey MLA Belfast West

Changes 1998-2003

Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency
1 July 2002 Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Conor Murphy MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh

References

  1. ^ "Public Accounts Committee". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  2. ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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