Motion

Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General

Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General
That this Assembly notes the Audit Committee Report of its review of the salary arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General (NIA 120/22-27), approves its recommendations, and in so doing, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, determines that the salary payable to the holder of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General shall be as follows: in each year from 1 April 2023 until such time as the Assembly makes a further determination, £160,708 (excluding employer costs).
Committee Motion
24/02/2026
24/02/2026
02/03/2026
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75 Members voted

68 Members voted AYE

7 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA NameDesignationVoted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE UnionistAYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE UnionistAYE
Dr Caoimhe Archibald NationalistAYE
Ms Diana Armstrong UnionistAYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong OtherAYE
Mr Danny Baker NationalistAYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC UnionistAYE
Mr John Blair OtherAYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw OtherAYE
Mr Phillip Brett UnionistAYE
Miss Nicola Brogan NationalistAYE
Mr David Brooks UnionistAYE
Ms Cheryl Brownlee UnionistAYE
Mr Keith Buchanan UnionistAYE
Mr Tom Buchanan UnionistAYE
Mr Jonathan Buckley UnionistAYE
Ms Joanne Bunting UnionistAYE
Mr Jon Burrows UnionistAYE
Mr Robbie Butler UnionistAYE
Mrs Pam Cameron UnionistAYE
Mr Gerry Carroll OtherNO
Mr Alan Chambers UnionistAYE
Mr Trevor Clarke UnionistAYE
Mr Pádraig Delargy NationalistAYE
Mr Stewart Dickson OtherAYE
Mrs Diane Dodds UnionistAYE
Miss Jemma Dolan NationalistAYE
Mr Danny Donnelly OtherAYE
Mr Stephen Dunne UnionistAYE
Mr Mark Durkan NationalistNO
Ms Connie Egan OtherAYE
Mrs Sinéad Ennis NationalistAYE
Mrs Deborah Erskine UnionistAYE
Mrs Ciara Ferguson NationalistAYE
Miss Órlaithí Flynn NationalistAYE
Ms Diane Forsythe UnionistAYE
Mr Paul Frew UnionistAYE
Mr Timothy Gaston UnionistNO
Mr Colm Gildernew NationalistAYE
Mrs Michelle Guy OtherAYE
Miss Deirdre Hargey NationalistAYE
Mr Harry Harvey UnionistAYE
Mr David Honeyford OtherAYE
Mr Declan Kearney NationalistAYE
Mr Gerry Kelly NationalistAYE
Ms Liz Kimmins NationalistAYE
Mr Brian Kingston UnionistAYE
Mr Gordon Lyons UnionistAYE
Mr Declan McAleer NationalistAYE
Miss Nuala McAllister OtherAYE
Mr Daniel McCrossan NationalistNO
Mr Colin McGrath NationalistNO
Mr Philip McGuigan NationalistAYE
Mr Maolíosa McHugh NationalistAYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen UnionistAYE
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin NationalistNO
Mr Andrew McMurray OtherAYE
Mr Peter McReynolds OtherAYE
Mr Peter Martin UnionistAYE
Mrs Cathy Mason NationalistAYE
Mr Nick Mathison OtherAYE
Mr Andrew Muir OtherAYE
Ms Sian Mulholland OtherAYE
Miss Áine Murphy NationalistAYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt UnionistAYE
Ms Kate Nicholl OtherAYE
Mr John O'Dowd NationalistAYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill NationalistAYE
Mr Matthew O'Toole NationalistNO
Ms Aisling Reilly NationalistAYE
Mr Pat Sheehan NationalistAYE
Ms Emma Sheerin NationalistAYE
Mr John Stewart UnionistAYE
Mr Eóin Tennyson OtherAYE
Mr Gareth Wilson UnionistAYE

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