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Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording)

Motion TitleReplacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording)

Motion TextThat this Assembly acknowledges the positive impact that the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund have had on our society; notes British Government failure to deliver on the commitment to fully replace EU funding after Brexit; further notes that the previous British Government's Shared Prosperity Fund does not constitute the full replacement of EU funding; recognises the uncertainty for community and voluntary sector organisations regarding the continuation of the Shared Prosperity Fund post 2025; and calls on the current British Government to fulfil its promise to replace EU funding in full and to provide certainty for community and voluntary sector organisations beyond March 2025.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office03/09/2024

Date Selected By Committee03/09/2024

Date of Plenary Debate09/09/2024

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Colm Gildernew	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	MLA - Foyle
Miss Áine Murphy	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried by Oral Vote

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Selected Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	05/09/2024	Leave out all after ‘post 2025;’ and insert: ‘calls on the current Government to fulfil the promise to replace EU funding in full and to provide certainty for community and voluntary sector organisations beyond March 2025; and further calls on the Minister of Finance to make it clear to the Government that future programmes must be developed with due regard to the Executive's agreed priorities, and with meaningful input from local Ministers, in order to maximise opportunities for communities and projects across Northern Ireland.’

Other Amendments Tabled

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
05/09/2024	Leave out all after ‘Development Fund’ and insert: ‘, the European Social Fund and the EU funded NI Rural Development Programme have had on our society; notes British Government failure to deliver on the commitment to fully replace EU funding after Brexit; further notes that the previous British Government's Shared Prosperity Fund does not constitute the full replacement of EU funding; recognises the uncertainty for community and voluntary sector organisations regarding the continuation of the Shared Prosperity Fund post 2025; further recognises the specific impact on rural communities from the loss of funding provided through the NI Rural Development Programme; calls for an end to the power grab undertaken by the previous British Government, reverting back to enabling distribution and decisions to be made locally; and further calls on the current British Government to fulfil its promise to replace EU funding in full and to provide certainty for community and voluntary sector organisations beyond March 2025.'

Tabled Date

Amendment Text

05/09/2024

Leave out all after ‘Development Fund’ and insert: ‘, the European Social Fund and the EU funded NI Rural Development Programme have had on our society; notes British Government failure to deliver on the commitment to fully replace EU funding after Brexit; further notes that the previous British Government's Shared Prosperity Fund does not constitute the full replacement of EU funding; recognises the uncertainty for community and voluntary sector organisations regarding the continuation of the Shared Prosperity Fund post 2025; further recognises the specific impact on rural communities from the loss of funding provided through the NI Rural Development Programme; calls for an end to the power grab undertaken by the previous British Government, reverting back to enabling distribution and decisions to be made locally; and further calls on the current British Government to fulfil its promise to replace EU funding in full and to provide certainty for community and voluntary sector organisations beyond March 2025.'

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