The Committee for Infrastructure is one of nine statutory committees at Stormont, each shadowing a single Executive department. It scrutinises the work of the Department for Infrastructure and its minister, examining policy, expenditure and administration, and considers relevant legislation in detail during a bill’s Committee Stage.
Statutory committees advise and assist their department’s minister in developing policy, can launch their own inquiries, and must approve or reject certain secondary legislation before it takes effect. This gives them influence over departmental business beyond formal bill scrutiny alone.
Who sits on it
The committee is chaired by Peter Martin (Democratic Unionist Party), with John Stewart (Ulster Unionist Party) as deputy chair. See the full nine-member roster on the committee’s page.
Bills before it
Two bills fall under the committee’s scrutiny, both at Committee Stage:
- Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill — Committee Stage
- Harbours Bill — Committee Stage
Data sources
Membership, chair and bill-stage data are drawn from the NI Assembly’s official committee and legislation records, kept up to date by the weekly Assembly sync.
See the committee’s full roster and remit at mlas.news/committee/committee-for-infrastructure/.