Committee for Infrastructure

The Committee for Infrastructure is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department for Infrastructure and the Minister for Infrastructure (currently Liz Kimmins). The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation.^[1]

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Regional Development.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party		Member[2]	Constituency
	DUP	Peter Martin MLA (Chairperson)	North Down
	UUP	John Stewart MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	East Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Boylan MLA	Newry and Armagh
	Sinn Féin	Nicola Brogan MLA	West Tyrone
	DUP	Stephen Dunne MLA	North Down
	DUP	Harry Harvey MLA	Strangford
	Alliance	Andrew McMurray MLA	South Down
	SDLP	Justin McNulty MLA	Newry and Armagh
	Alliance	Peter McReynolds MLA	Belfast East

2022–2027 Assembly

Party		Member[3]	Constituency
	DUP	Deborah Erskine MLA (Chairperson)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	UUP	John Stewart MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	East Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Danny Baker MLA	Belfast West
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Boylan MLA	Newry and Armagh
	Alliance	Patrick Brown MLA	South Down
	DUP	Keith Buchanan MLA	Mid Ulster
	DUP	Stephen Dunne MLA	North Down
	SDLP	Mark H. Durkan MLA	Foyle
	Alliance	Peter McReynolds MLA	Belfast East

Changes 2022–2027

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
23 April 2024		Patrick Brown MLA (Alliance)	South Down	→		Andrew McMurray MLA (Alliance)	South Down
11 February 2025		Danny Baker MLA (Sinn Féin)	Belfast West	→		Nicola Brogan MLA (Sinn Féin)	West Tyrone
8 September 2025		Mark H. Durkan MLA (SDLP)	Foyle	→		Justin McNulty MLA (SDLP)	Newry and Armagh
16 September 2025		Deborah Erskine MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	→		Peter Martin MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	North Down
23 September 2025		Keith Buchanan MLA (DUP)	Mid Ulster	→		Harry Harvey MLA (DUP)	Strangford

2017-2022 Assembly

Party		Member[4]	Constituency
	DUP	Michelle McIlveen MLA (Chairperson)	Strangford
	DUP	David Hilditch MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	East Antrim
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr MLA	East Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Boylan MLA	Newry and Armagh
	DUP	Keith Buchanan MLA	Mid Ulster
	SDLP	Dolores Kelly MLA	Upper Bann
	Sinn Féin	Liz Kimmins MLA	Newry and Armagh
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney MLA	Foyle
	Alliance	Andrew Muir MLA	North Down

Changes 2017-2022

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
17 February 2020		Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle	→		Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle
14 June 2021		Michelle McIlveen MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	Strangford	→		Jonathan Buckley MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	Upper Bann
21 June 2021		Keith Buchanan MLA (DUP)	Mid Ulster	→		George Robinson MLA (DUP)	East Londonderry
18 October 2021		Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP)	Upper Bann	→		Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP)	East Londonderry
27 September 2021		Martina Anderson MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle	→		Pádraig Delargy MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle

2016-2017 Assembly

Party		Member[5]	Constituency
	DUP	William Humphrey MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	DUP	William Irwin MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Newry and Armagh
	Alliance	Kellie Armstrong MLA	Strangford
	DUP	Alex Easton MLA	North Down
	DUP	Paul Girvan MLA	South Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Declan McAleer MLA	West Tyrone
	People Before Profit	Eamonn McCann MLA	Foyle
	Sinn Féin	Fra McCann MLA	Belfast West
	SDLP	Daniel McCrossan MLA	West Tyrone
	SDLP	Justin McNulty MLA	Newry and Armagh
	UUP	Jenny Palmer MLA	Lagan Valley

Changes 2016-2017

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
13 June 2016		William Irwin MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP)	Newry and Armagh	→		George Robinson MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP)	East Londonderry

2011-2016 Assembly

Party		Member[6]	Constituency
	DUP	Jimmy Spratt MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast South
	Sinn Féin	Pat Doherty MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	West Tyrone
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr MLA	East Antrim
	SDLP	Joe Byrne MLA	West Tyrone
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Ó hOisín MLA	East Londonderry
	SDLP	Dolores Kelly MLA	Upper Bann
	Alliance	Trevor Lunn MLA	Lagan Valley
	Sinn Féin	Seán Lynch MLA	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	DUP	Ian McCrea MLA	Mid Ulster
	DUP	Stephen Moutray MLA	Upper Bann
	UUP	Mike Nesbitt MLA	Strangford
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Ó hOisín MLA	East Londonderry

Changes 2011-2016

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
6 June 2011		Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance)	Lagan Valley	→		Stewart Dickson MLA (Alliance)	East Antrim
26 September 2011		Mike Nesbitt MLA (UUP)	Strangford	→		Michael Copeland MLA (UUP)	Belfast East
6 February 2012		Michael Copeland MLA (UUP)	Belfast East	→		David McNarry MLA (UUP)	Strangford
23 April 2012		Joe Byrne MLA (SDLP)	West Tyrone	→		John Dallat MLA (SDLP)	East Londonderry
23 April 2012		Roy Beggs Jr MLA (UUP)	East Antrim	→		Ross Hussey MLA (UUP)	West Tyrone
2 July 2012		Pat Doherty MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	West Tyrone	→		Seán Lynch MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
1 October 2012		Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann	→		Alex Easton MLA (DUP)	North Down
16 September 2013		Ian McCrea MLA (DUP)	Mid Ulster	→		Brenda Hale MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
1 October 2013		Stewart Dickson MLA (Alliance)	East Antrim	→		Kieran McCarthy MLA (Alliance)	Strangford
7 October 2013		Dolores Kelly MLA (SDLP)	Upper Bann	→		Joe Byrne MLA (SDLP)	West Tyrone
24 September 2014		Jimmy Spratt MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	Belfast South	→		Trevor Clarke MLA (Chairperson, DUP)	South Antrim
29 September 2014		Kieran McCarthy MLA (Alliance)	Strangford	→		Chris Lyttle MLA (Alliance)	Belfast East
6 October 2014		Brenda Hale MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley	→		Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann
30 June 2015		Ross Hussey MLA (UUP)	West Tyrone	→		Adrian Cochrane-Watson MLA (UUP)	South Antrim
7 September 2015		Joe Byrne MLA (SDLP)	West Tyrone	→		Claire Hanna MLA (SDLP)	Belfast South
5 October 2015		Alex Easton MLA (DUP)	North Down	→		Brenda Hale MLA (DUP)	Lagan Valley
12 January 2016		Claire Hanna MLA (SDLP)	Belfast South	→		Daniel McCrossan MLA (SDLP)	West Tyrone

2007-2011 Assembly

Party		Member[7]	Constituency
	UUP	Fred Cobain MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	DUP	Jim Wells MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	South Down
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Boylan MLA	Newry and Armagh
	Sinn Féin	Willie Clarke MLA	South Down
	SDLP	John Dallat MLA	East Londonderry
	DUP	William Irwin MLA	Newry and Armagh
	UUP	John McCallister MLA	South Down
	Sinn Féin	Raymond McCartney MLA	Foyle
	DUP	Stephen Moutray MLA	Upper Bann
	DUP	George Robinson MLA	South Down
	Green (NI)	Brian Wilson MLA	North Down

Changes 2007-2011

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
15 September 2008		William Irwin MLA (DUP)	Newry and Armagh	→		Allan Bresland MLA (DUP)	West Tyrone
		Stephen Moutray MLA (DUP)	Upper Bann			Alastair Ross MLA (DUP)	East Antrim
22 June 2009		John McCallister MLA (UUP)	South Down	→		Danny Kinahan MLA (UUP)	South Antrim
29 June 2009		John Dallat MLA (SDLP)	East Londonderry	→		Tommy Gallagher MLA (SDLP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
4 July 2009		Jim Wells MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP)	South Down	→		Michelle McIlveen MLA (Deputy Chairperson, DUP)	Strangford
16 September 2009		Alastair Ross MLA (DUP)	East Antrim	→		Ian McCrea MLA (DUP)	Mid Ulster
14 April 2010		Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin)	Foyle	→		Billy Leonard MLA (Sinn Fein)	East Londonderry
14 April 2010		Brian Wilson MLA (Green)	North Down	→		Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance)	Lagan Valley
25 May 2010		Tommy Gallagher MLA (SDLP)	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	→		Conall McDevitt MLA (SDLP)	Belfast South
14 September 2010		Willie Clarke MLA (Sinn Féin)	South Down	→		Fra McCann MLA (Sinn Fein)	Belfast West
2 November 2010		Danny Kinahan MLA (UUP)	South Antrim	→		Billy Armstrong MLA (UUP)	Mid Ulster
16 September 2010		Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance)	Lagan Valley	→		Anna Lo MLA (Alliance)	Belfast South

1998-2003 Assembly

Party		Member[8]	Constituency
	SDLP	Alban Maginness MLA (Chairperson)	Belfast North
	UUP	Alan McFarland MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	North Down
	SDLP	Joe Byrne MLA	West Tyrone
	PUP	David Ervine MLA	Belfast East
	DUP	William Hay MLA	Foyle
	UUP	Derek Hussey MLA	West Tyrone
	SDLP	Denis Haughey MLA	Mid Ulster
	UK Unionist	Roger Hutchinson MLA	East Antrim
	Sinn Féin	Conor Murphy MLA	Newry and Armagh
	UUP	John Taylor MLA	Strangford
	DUP	Jim Wells MLA	South Down

Changes 1998-2003

Date	Outgoing member and party		Constituency	→	New member and party		Constituency
26 January 2000		Denis Haughey MLA (SDLP)	Mid Ulster	→		P. J. Bradley MLA (SDLP)	South Down
18 September 2000		Conor Murphy MLA (Sinn Féin)	Newry and Armagh	→		Pat McNamee MLA (Sinn Féin)	Newry and Armagh
21 November 2000		John Taylor MLA (UUP)	Strangford	→	Vacant
15 January 2001	Vacant			→		George Savage MLA (UUP)	Upper Bann
12 February 2001		Jim Wells MLA (DUP)	South Down	→		Mark Robinson MLA (DUP)	Belfast South

See also

• Committee