Marshalled List of Amendments

Monday 20 October 2025

Item 6: Order Paper 127/22-27 - Monday 20 October 2025

Motion: Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes with concern the increasing frequency and severity of storms which have caused widespread disruption to electricity, broadband, transport, and essential public and community services across Northern Ireland; further notes that these events have exposed weaknesses in communication, co-ordination, and infrastructure resilience, particularly in rural and isolated areas; expresses concern at the confusion during recent storms, when delayed and inconsistent messages from the Education Authority about school closures left parents, pupils, and staff struggling to make last-minute arrangements; recognises the need for clearer contingency planning, stronger leadership, and better co-ordination between departments and agencies; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to lead a cross-departmental review to improve communication, strengthen infrastructure and emergency response systems, and ensure that communities and essential services are better protected during future severe weather events.

Mr Robbie Butler

Mr John Stewart

Ms Diana Armstrong

Mr Jon Burrows

Amendment

Leave out all after 'isolated areas;' and insert:

'is alarmed that recent storm damage to Ballylumford power station, combined with planned maintenance at Coolkeeragh power station, left local electricity supply at risk of a single point of failure; recognises the need for clearer contingency planning, stronger leadership, and better co-ordination between departments and agencies; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to lead a cross-departmental review to improve communication, including with schools and parents, to strengthen infrastructure and emergency response systems, and ensure that communities and essential services are better protected during future severe weather events; and further calls on the Minister for the Economy, as part of that review, to provide assurances that her Department's pursuit of ensuring at least 80 per cent of electricity consumption is from renewables by 2030 will not jeopardise energy security or place vital public services at risk.'

[Mr Phillip Brett]

[Mr Gary Middleton]

[Mr Jonathan Buckley]