Motion Amendment

Motion TitleParamilitary Groups Transition from Violence and Crime - Amendment 2

Motion Amendment TextLeave out all after "That this Assembly" and insert: ‘notes the proposals from the UK and Irish Governments to appoint an independent expert to scope out a new process of engagement to bring about paramilitary group transition to disbandment; agrees that, more than 25 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, there is no place for paramilitarism in our society, and that such groups should either immediately disband or face a robust law enforcement approach like other organised crime gangs; welcomes the work of the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime; and calls on the UK and Irish Governments to set out a short and strictly limited timeline for the scoping and engagement exercise.’

Amendment Number2

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office06/03/2025

Date of Plenary Debate10/03/2025