Motion

Interparliamentary Dialogue

Motion TitleInterparliamentary Dialogue

Motion TextThat this Assembly welcomes Vice President Maroš Šefcovic’s support for formal dialogue between this Assembly and the European Parliament; supports this effort to include the perspectives of local elected representatives and stakeholders on matters relating to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the broader peace process; and calls on the President of the European Parliament to undertake, immediately, work to set up direct interparliamentary dialogue between the two institutions.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office05/10/2021

Date Selected By Committee05/10/2021

Date of Plenary Debate18/10/2021

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	MLA - East Londonderry
Mr John O'Dowd	MLA - Upper Bann
Mr Pádraig Delargy	MLA - Foyle

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Outcome/Voting

85 Members voted

46 Members voted AYE

39 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	NO
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	NO
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	NO
Mr John Blair	Other	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Miss Nicola Brogan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Pat Catney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Diane Dodds	Unionist	NO
Miss Jemma Dolan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Stephen Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Deborah Erskine	Unionist	NO
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Mr Colm Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Harry Harvey	Unionist	NO
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Ms Cara Hunter	Nationalist	AYE
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Liz Kimmins	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Andrew Muir	Other	AYE
Miss Áine Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Ms Emma Rogan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Emma Sheerin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr John Stewart	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO
Miss Rachel Woods	Other	AYE

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	14/10/2021	Leave out all after the first ‘Assembly’ and insert: ‘notes Vice President Maroš Šefcovic’s support for formal dialogue between this Assembly and the European Parliament; supports efforts to include the perspectives of local elected representatives and stakeholders on matters relating to the future UK-EU relationship and the broader peace process; and calls on the President of the European Parliament, subject to wider agreement on arrangements which replace the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and restore the democratic legitimacy of the devolved institutions, to undertake work to enhance dialogue between the two institutions in areas of mutual interest and in the context of the new UK–EU Parliamentary Assembly established under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.’

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