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.
2022–2027 Assembly
editThe committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Colm Gildernew MLA (Chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| Sinn Féin | Ciara Ferguson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | Foyle | |
| UUP | Andy Allen MLA | Belfast East | |
| Alliance | Kellie Armstrong MLA | Strangford | |
| DUP | Maurice Bradley MLA | East Londonderry | |
| DUP | Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | |
| SDLP | Daniel McCrossan MLA | West Tyrone | |
| Sinn Féin | Maolíosa McHugh MLA | West Tyrone | |
| Alliance | Sian Mulholland MLA | North Antrim | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Social Development Committee - niassembly.gov.uk Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.