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Northern Ireland Assembly Public Accounts Committee
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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.
This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (October 2025) |
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:
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Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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2022-2027 Mandate
More information Party, Member ...
Party | Member[3] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 2022–2027
More information Date, Outgoing member and party ...
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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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 |
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2017-2022 Mandate
More information Party, Member ...
Party | Member[4] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 2017–2022
More information Date, Outgoing member and party ...
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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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 |
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2016-2017 Mandate
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Party | Member[5] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 2016–2017
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2011-2016 Mandate
More information Party, Member ...
Party | Member[6] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 2011–2016
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2007-2011 Mandate
More information Party, Member ...
Party | Member[7] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 2007–2011
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2007-2011 Mandate
More information Party, Member ...
Party | Member[8] | Constituency | |
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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 |
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Changes 1998-2003
More information Date, Outgoing member and party ...
Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
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1 July 2002 | Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Conor Murphy MLA (Deputy Chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Newry and Armagh |
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References
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