Order Paper
Date: 04 March 2025
The Assembly to sit at 10.30am.
1. Prayers
2. Members' Statements
3. Question Time
4. Opposition Business
Motion: Job Creation and Cross-Border Co-operation in the North West
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the significant economic opportunities available in the North West in areas such as health and life sciences, renewable energy, regulated manufacturing and fintech; notes the significant potential benefits of dual market access for each of these sectors; further notes the potential of a Derry-Letterkenny economic corridor as a key driver of regional growth; calls on the Minister for the Economy to work with Executive colleagues and counterparts in the Irish Government to develop an economic task force for the North West City Region, ensuring coordinated investment, infrastructure improvements, skills development and sectoral growth initiatives on both sides of the border; and further calls on the Minister to work with Invest NI, InterTradeIreland, the North West Tertiary Education Cluster and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland to produce, by September 2025, a joint strategy to attract inward investment, support local enterprise partnerships, and fully utilise the opportunities presented by dual market access.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Establishing a Dedicated Treatment and Recovery Centre in the North West
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the growing crisis of substance misuse and addiction in the North West; notes that the North West experiences some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol dependency in Northern Ireland; acknowledges the significant economic and social cost of untreated addiction, including its impact on healthcare, policing, and the economy; calls on the Minister of Health to prioritise the delivery of a fully funded, purpose-built addiction treatment and recovery centre in the North West; and further calls on the Minister to work with Executive colleagues and counterparts in the Irish Government to integrate addiction treatment into a wider regional strategy for mental health, housing, and employment support to ensure long-term recovery and rehabilitation.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: North West Transport
Proposed:
That this Assembly acknowledges the North West Transport Plan 2035 (NWTP) as a long-overdue step towards addressing the region's infrastructure needs; recognises that inadequate transport infrastructure has long acted as a barrier to economic growth, investment, and connectivity in the North West; further acknowledges that the illegal waste site at Mobuoy has severely impacted progress on the A6 road upgrade, delaying improvements to a key transport corridor, while also posing serious environmental and public health risks; expresses concern that the North West continues to lag behind other regions in terms of strategic infrastructure investment; calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to accelerate the publication and implementation of a fully funded NWTP that facilitates an integrated, all-island transport network, including the expansion of all-island rail; and further calls on the Minister to work with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to expedite the remediation of the illegal waste site at Mobuoy, to enable the progression of the A6 road upgrade.
Leader of the Opposition
5. Private Members' Business
Motion: International Women's Day 2025
Proposed:
That this Assembly welcomes the theme of Accelerate Action for International Women's Day 2025; recognises that focusing on the need to accelerate action emphasises the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality; and supports increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.
Ms Claire Sugden
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
Mrs Diane Dodds
