Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

The Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs was established in Northern Ireland to advise and assist the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (currently Andrew Muir), on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.^[1]

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development.

2022–2027 Assembly

The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.

Party		Member[2]	Constituency
	UUP	Robbie Butler MLA (Chairperson)	Lagan Valley
	Sinn Féin	Declan McAleer MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	West Tyrone
	Alliance	John Blair MLA	South Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Nicola Brogan MLA	West Tyrone
	DUP	Tom Buchanan MLA	West Tyrone
	DUP	William Irwin MLA	Newry and Armagh
	SDLP	Patsy McGlone MLA	Mid Ulster
	DUP	Michelle McIlveen MLA	Strangford
	Sinn Féin	Áine Murphy MLA	Fermanagh and South Tyrone

See also

• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs