Motion Amendment

Motion TitleDrug Dealing Sentencing - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment TextLeave out all after ‘families and communities;’ and insert: ‘further notes that paramilitary groups have morphed into organised crime gangs that control the illegal drugs trade in Northern Ireland; supports the campaign for Jasmin’s Law to secure accountability for those who profit from the sale of drugs working alongside the Executive’s Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme; and calls on the Minister of Justice to address sentencing via a Sentencing Council for those convicted of drug supply offences within the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill, prioritising measures that ensure penalties fully reflect the harm and devastation caused by those who are dealing illegal drugs, act as a meaningful deterrent and demonstrate that those who devastate lives and profit from addiction will face consequences proportionate to the gravity of their crimes.

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office17/04/2026

Date of Plenary Debate21/04/2026