Motion Amendment

Motion TitleAll-Ireland Tourism - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment TextLeave out all after ‘tourism as a driver’ and insert: ‘of the Northern Ireland economy; further notes that a significant port of entry for Northern Ireland visitors remains Dublin Airport; expresses concern that without appropriate mitigations, including an effective communications plan, the UK Government’s Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme poses a risk to in-bound tourism in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic; calls on the Minister for the Economy to work with the Irish Government to explore links between the Wild Atlantic Way with the Causeway Coastal Route, promote Londonderry and the North West as the destination linking both jurisdictions and include counties Armagh and Down in Ireland’s Ancient East, whilst continuing to value and promote Northern Ireland’s own distinctive tourism brand Embrace a Giant; and further calls on the Minister for the Economy to work with the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance to implement a limited and time-bound exemption of between five and seven days from the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme for tourists and tour operators travelling between Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, and to report to the Assembly on the progress of these issues no later than September 2024.’

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office13/06/2024

Date of Plenary Debate18/06/2024