The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to consider and review the Standing Orders and procedures of the Assembly.
History The committee was created in 1999 following the Belfast Agreement. The committee considers the procedures of the Assembly and its standing orders. Inquiries previously carried out by the committee includes the use of members statements, Legislative Consent Motions, Private Members' Bills and proxy voting.
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Party MemberConstituency Kellie Armstrong MLA (chairperson) Strangford Órlaithí Flynn MLA (deputy chairperson) Belfast West Cheryl Brownlee MLA East Antrim Robbie Butler MLA Lagan Valley Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim Danny Donnelly MLA East Antrim Aoife Finnegan MLA Newry and Armagh Cara Hunter MLA East Londonderry Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone
2022-2027 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Kellie Armstrong MLA (chairperson) Strangford Sinéad Ennis MLA (deputy chairperson) South Down Trevor Clarke MLA South Antrim Danny Donnelly MLA East Antrim Órlaithí Flynn MLA Belfast West Maolíosa McHugh MLA West Tyrone Gary Middleton MLA Foyle Matthew O'Toole MLA Belfast South John Stewart MLA East Antrim
Changes 2022–2027 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 8 April 2024 Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle → William Irwin MLA (DUP) Newry and Armagh 28 May 2024 Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP) Belfast South → Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) East Londonderry 3 February 2025 Sinéad Ennis MLA (deputy chairperson, Sinn Féin) South Down → Órlaithí Flynn MLA (deputy chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West 17 February 2025 Sinéad Ennis MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down → Aoife Finnegan MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh 23 September 2025 William Irwin MLA (DUP) Newry and Armagh → Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) East Antrim
2017-2022 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (chairperson) Belfast North Tom Buchanan MLA (deputy chairperson) West Tyrone Rosemary Barton MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maurice Bradley MLA East Londonderry Sinéad Bradley MLA South Down Gerry Carroll MLA Belfast West Linda Dillon MLA Mid Ulster Harry Harvey MLA Strangford Catherine Kelly MLA West Tyrone
Changes 2017–2022 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 17 February 2020 Harry Harvey MLA (DUP) Strangford → Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle 18 June 2020 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast North → Linda Dillon MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster 18 June 2020 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast North → Vacant 21 September 2020 Vacant → John O'Dowd MLA (Sinn Féin) Upper Bann 3 November 2020 Catherine Kelly MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone → Vacant 30 November 2020 Vacant → Nicola Brogan MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone 18 January 2021 John O'Dowd MLA (Sinn Féin) Upper Bann → Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast North 20 January 2021 Linda Dillon MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster → Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast North 22 February 2021 Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle → Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North 22 March 2021 Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle 21 June 2021 Maurice Bradley MLA (DUP) East Londonderry → Joanne Bunting MLA (DUP) Belfast East Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) Foyle William Humphrey MLA (DUP) Belfast North 27 September 2021 Linda Dillon MLA (Sinn Féin) Mid Ulster → Ciara Ferguson MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle
2016-2017 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Gordon Lyons MLA (chairperson) East Antrim Edwin Poots MLA (deputy chairperson) Lagan Valley Steven Agnew MLA North Down Rosemary Barton MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Buchanan MLA West Tyrone Chris Lyttle MLA Belfast East Fra McCann MLA Belfast West Colin McGrath MLA South Down Mervyn Storey MLA North Antrim Conor Murphy MLA Newry and Armagh Pat Sheehan MLA Belfast West
Changes 2016–2017 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 20 June 2016 Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone
2011-2016 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Sue Ramsey MLA (chairperson) Belfast West Trevor Clarke MLA (deputy chairperson) South Antrim Jim Allister MLA North Antrim Samuel Gardiner MLA Upper Bann Gerry Kelly MLA Belfast North Chris Lyttle MLA Belfast East Oliver McMullan MLA East Antrim Maurice Morrow MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Alban Maginness MLA Belfast North George Robinson MLA East Londonderry Mervyn Storey MLA North Antrim
Changes 2011–2016 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 6 February 2012 Sue Ramsey MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Gerry Kelly MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Belfast North 10 September 2012 Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) Belfast West → Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 21 January 2013 Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) West Tyrone 16 September 2013 Mervyn Storey MLA (DUP) North Antrim → Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North 1 October 2013 Chris Lyttle MLA (Alliance) Belfast East → Kieran McCarthy MLA (Alliance) Strangford 8 December 2014 Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East 23 May 2015 Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) Belfast East → Paul Givan MLA (DUP) Lagan Valley 18 January 2016 Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) East Londonderry
2007-2011 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Maurice Morrow MLA (chairperson) Fermanagh and South Tyrone Mervyn Storey MLA (deputy chairperson) North Antrim Francis Brolly MLA East Londonderry Wallace Browne MLA Belfast East Willie Clarke MLA South Down Raymond McCartney MLA Foyle David McClarty MLA East Londonderry Adrian McQuillan MLA East Londonderry Seán Neeson MLA East Antrim Declan O'Loan MLA North Antrim Ken Robinson MLA East Antrim
Changes 2007-2011 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 20 May 2008 Willie Clarke MLA (Sinn Féin) South Down → Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh 11 December 2009 Francis Brolly MLA (Sinn Féin) East Londonderry → Vacant 11 January 2010 Vacant → Billy Leonard MLA (Sinn Féin) East Londonderry 13 April 2010 Maurice Morrow MLA (chairperson, DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Wallace Browne MLA (chairperson, DUP) Belfast East 20 April 2010 Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin) Foyle → Paul Butler MLA (Sinn Féin) Lagan Valley 25 May 2010 Declan O'Loan MLA (SDLP) North Antrim → Thomas Burns MLA (SDLP) South Antrim
1998-2003 Mandate
Party MemberConstituency Conor Murphy MLA (chairperson) Newry and Armagh Duncan Shipley-Dalton MLA (deputy chairperson) South Antrim Fraser Agnew MLA Belfast North Alex Attwood MLA Belfast West Tom Benson MLA Strangford Roger Hutchinson MLA East Antrim Alban Maginness MLA Belfast North David McClarty MLA East Londonderry Maurice Morrow MLA Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sammy Wilson MLA Belfast East
Changes 1998-2003 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency 27 July 2000 Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone → Vacant 18 October 2000 Sammy Wilson MLA (DUP) Belfast East → Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North Vacant Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim 17 January 2001 Tom Benson MLA (UUP) Strangford → Vacant 19 February 2001 Vacant → Ivan Davis MLA (UUP) Lagan Valley 12 November 2001 Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) Belfast North → Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 5 March 2002 Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) North Antrim → William McCrea MLA (DUP) Mid Ulster 3 July 2002 Conor Murphy MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh → Pat McNamee MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) Newry and Armagh
References
External links The Committee's website