Marshalled List of Amendments
7 March 2025
Item 5: Order Paper 89/22-27 – Tuesday 11 March 2025
Motion: Women in Agriculture
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes with concern the significant under-representation of women in the agricultural sector; recognises the structural and cultural barriers that limit women’s participation, including traditional inheritance practices, access to land, finance, training, and decision-making roles; acknowledges the vital role women play in farm businesses, rural communities and the agri-food industry; understands the huge benefits to be gained from their increased contribution; further notes the recommendations in the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ Breaking the Grass Ceiling report; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to develop measures and initiatives to increase female participation and leadership within the sector.
Mr Declan McAleer
Miss Áine Murphy
Ms Aoife Finnegan
Amendment
Leave out all after ‘report;' and insert:
‘notes the January 2025 Diversity and Inclusion Review report by the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to encourage a partnership approach between his Department, the agricultural industry and representative bodies to work together on measures and initiatives to increase female participation and leadership within the agricultural sector.’
[Mr John Blair]
[Ms Sian Mulholland]
[Mr Eóin Tennyson]
[Mr Andrew McMurray]
Motion: Role of the Irish State during the Troubles
Proposed:
That this Assembly acknowledges the powerful and harrowing testimonies of victims' families and those affected by the Omagh bomb as part of the ongoing public inquiry and supports their quest for truth and justice; laments the lack of any tangible effort by the Irish Government to conduct their own inquiry into the atrocity or deal with the wider aftermath of our troubled past; and calls on the UK Government to initiate an inquiry into the role of the Irish state during the Troubles.
Mr Doug Beattie
Dr Steve Aiken
Mr Robbie Butler
Mr John Stewart
Amendment
Leave out all after ‘troubled past;’ and insert:
‘believes a memorandum of understanding between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Government will be entirely deficient toward providing answers for the victims and their families; calls on the Irish Government to initiate a public inquiry into the Omagh bomb, with powers to compel any person in the Republic of Ireland to provide evidence, information, and material pertinent to a full and unfettered investigation on behalf of victims and survivors; and further calls on the Minister of Justice to practically demonstrate her commitment to challenging the Irish Government’s failure to investigate the role of the Irish state during the Troubles.’
[Ms Joanne Bunting]
[Mr Stephen Dunne]
[Mr Maurice Bradley]
[Mr Tom Buchanan]
