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.

Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:

Party MemberConstituency Daniel McCrossan MLA (Chairperson) West Tyrone Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh Tom Buchanan MLA West Tyrone Pádraig Delargy MLA Foyle Stephen Dunne MLA North Down Colm Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone David Honeyford MLA Lagan Valley Vacant

2022–2027 Mandate

Party MemberConstituency Daniel McCrossan MLA (Chairperson) West Tyrone Diane Forsythe MLA (Deputy Chairperson) South Down Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh Cheryl Brownlee MLA East Antrim Tom Buchanan MLA West Tyrone Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Pádraig Delargy MLA Foyle Colm Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone 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 MemberConstituency William Humphrey MLA (Chairperson) Belfast North Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim Cathal Boylan MLA Newry and Armagh John Dallat MLA East Londonderry Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West David Hilditch MLA East Antrim Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone 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 MemberConstituency Robin Swann MLA (Chairperson) North Antrim Daniel McCrossan MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim Gordon Dunne MLA North Down Alex Easton MLA North Down Michelle Gildernew MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Declan Kearney MLA South Antrim Carla Lockhart MLA Upper Bann Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Oliver McMullan MLA East Antrim

Changes 2016–2017 None

2011–2016 Mandate

Party MemberConstituency Paul Maskey MLA (Chairperson) Belfast West Joe Byrne MLA (Deputy Chairperson) West Tyrone Sydney Anderson MLA Upper Bann Michael Copeland MLA Belfast East John Dallat MLA East Londonderry Alex Easton MLA North Down Paul Frew MLA North Antrim Paul Girvan MLA South Antrim Ross Hussey MLA West Tyrone Jennifer McCann MLA Belfast West 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 MemberConstituency John O'Dowd MLA (Chairperson) Upper Bann Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Deputy Chairperson) East Antrim Willie Clarke MLA South Down Jonathan Craig MLA Lagan Valley John Dallat MLA East Londonderry Simon Hamilton MLA Strangford David Hilditch MLA East Antrim Trevor Lunn MLA Lagan Valley Patsy McGlone MLA Mid Ulster Mitchel McLaughlin MLA South Antrim 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 MemberConstituency Billy Bell MLA (Chairperson) Lagan Valley Pauline Armitage MLA East Londonderry Roy Beggs Jr MLA (Chairperson) East Antrim Mervyn Carrick MLA Upper Bann Seamus Close MLA Lagan Valley John Dallat MLA East Londonderry David Hilditch MLA East Antrim Donovan McClelland MLA South Antrim Jane Morrice MLA North Down Danny O'Connor MLA East Antrim 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

External links The Committee's website