Bonfire Regulation

Division held on 16 September 2025. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type

Simple Majority

Method

Lobby Division

Result

The Motion Was Carried

Debate

Bonfire Regulation

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The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Bonfire Regulation

That this Assembly notes that this summer has again seen illegal and unregulated bonfires on contaminated land, placed dangerously close to hospitals, and used as platforms for racist and sectarian displays; further notes that the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition report set out a framework to regulate bonfires including limits on the materials that can be used, the distance that bonfires can be placed from physical structures and the prevention of flags, emblems and election posters being displayed and burnt; and calls for the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations to put in place bonfire regulations that prevents threats to public safety, pollution to the environment and attempts to spread hate.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Pádraig Delargy, Mr Colm Gildernew, Miss Deirdre Hargey, Ms Carál Ní Chuilín

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