Marshalled list of amendments

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Item 6 – Order Paper 158/22-27 – Tuesday 10 March 2026

Motion: Blocking of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency

Proposed:

That this Assembly strongly condemns the blocking of the establishment of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) by the Democratic Unionist Party; further condemns the hypocrisy of those who express concern over the Lough Neagh crisis, the illegal dump at Mobuoy and wider environmental degradation, but refuse to support plans to enhance environmental accountability and safeguards; notes that a commitment to an IEPA was contained within the New Decade, New Approach Deal; agrees that it is undemocratic for an IEPA to be unilaterally vetoed by one party which represents a minority in the Assembly as a whole; and calls on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take meaningful steps to ensure that the commitment in New Decade, New Approach is implemented.

Mr John Blair
Mr Eóin Tennyson

Amendment

After ‘New Decade, New Approach Deal;’ insert:

‘regrets that this commitment was not reaffirmed as part of the restoration of the Executive in February 2024, or included in the Executive’s Programme for Government;’

[Mr Matthew O’Toole]
[Mr Daniel McCrossan