Marshalled List of Amendments - 20 January 2014

16 January 2014

Private Members’ Business – Motions

Item 4:  Order Paper 181/11-15 – 20 January 2014 

Motion: Rural Development Funding within the Common Agricultural Policy 

That this Assembly expresses dissatisfaction with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her failure to effectively consult with Executive colleagues on her plans to transfer funds from Pillar 1 to Pillar 2 within the Common Agricultural Policy; notes with concern the ensuing events which saw the issue brought before the High Court; accepts that, whilst farmers will benefit through increased direct payments, they and many rural communities and organisations may now lose out through significantly reduced rural development funding; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to commit to seeking sufficient funding for the future Rural Development Programme to efficiently and effectively deliver a range of schemes, including those to support our burgeoning agri-food sector, increase farm safety measures, incentivise farm modernisation and capital investment, promote agri-environment measures and support our rural economy and communities.                                                                               

[Mrs J Dobson]
[Mr R Swann]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Proposed: Leave out from ‘for her failure’ to ‘plans’ and insert:

‘and the Minister of Finance and Personnel for their failure to effectively consult with each other or with their Executive colleagues over the recent attempt’

[Ms A Lo]
[Mrs J Cochrane]

Motion: Smithwick Tribunal Report

That this Assembly expresses concern at the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal Report; calls on the Irish Government to take the necessary action to ensure that those responsible for criminal acts within their jurisdiction are brought to justice; and further calls upon the Minister of Justice and the Chief Constable of the PSNI to have urgent discussions with their counterparts in the Republic of Ireland to ensure that they take all practical steps to prevent any repeat of such atrocities.

[Mr P Givan]
[Mr J Wells]
[Mr W Humphrey]
[Mr S Anderson]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘Irish Government’ and insert:

‘and authorities to take the necessary action to ensure that those responsible for criminal acts within their jurisdiction are brought to justice; acknowledges the response of An Garda Síochána to learn lessons and do whatever is necessary arising from the Report; further acknowledges the exceptionally good co-operation between Justice Departments, PSNI and An Garda Síochána respectively and the commitment to together fight terrorism, organised crime and wrong doing from whatever source; welcomes the decisive response of An Tánaiste to the Report and endorses the recommendations of the Report, including those around a structured framework for cross border policing.’ 

[Mr A Maginness]
[Mrs D Kelly]