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Blocking of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency

Division held on 10 March 2026. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Motion Was Carried
Debate
Independent Environmental Protection Agency

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Blocking of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency

That this Assembly strongly condemns the blocking of the establishment of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) by the Democratic Unionist Party; further condemns the hypocrisy of those who express concern over the Lough Neagh crisis, the illegal dump at Mobuoy and wider environmental degradation, but refuse to support plans to enhance environmental accountability and safeguards; notes that a commitment to an IEPA was contained within the New Decade, New Approach Deal; agrees that it is undemocratic for an IEPA to be unilaterally vetoed by one party which represents a minority in the Assembly as a whole; and calls on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take meaningful steps to ensure that the commitment in New Decade, New Approach is implemented.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr John Blair, Mr Eóin Tennyson

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist2700
Unionist3230
Other1400
Total44230

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 13 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Ms Kellie ArmstrongAyeOther
Mr John BlairAyeOther
Ms Paula BradshawAyeOther
Mr Stewart DicksonAyeOther
Mr Danny DonnellyAyeOther
Ms Connie EganAyeOther
Mrs Michelle GuyAyeOther
Miss Nuala McAllisterAyeOther
Mr Andrew McMurrayAyeOther
Mr Peter McReynoldsAyeOther
Mr Nick MathisonAyeOther
Mr Andrew MuirAyeOther
Mr Eóin TennysonAyeOther
Democratic Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 22 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyNoUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettNoUnionist
Mr David BrooksNoUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeNoUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Tom BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyNoUnionist
Ms Joanne BuntingNoUnionist
Mrs Pam CameronNoUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeNoUnionist
Mrs Diane DoddsNoUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneNoUnionist
Mrs Deborah ErskineNoUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheNoUnionist
Mr Paul FrewNoUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyNoUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonNoUnionist
Mrs Emma Little-PengellyNoUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsNoUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenNoUnionist
Mr Peter MartinNoUnionist
Mr Gareth WilsonNoUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollAyeOther
Sinn Féin: 20 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Danny BakerAyeNationalist
Mr Cathal BoylanAyeNationalist
Miss Nicola BroganAyeNationalist
Mr Pádraig DelargyAyeNationalist
Mrs Linda DillonAyeNationalist
Miss Jemma DolanAyeNationalist
Mrs Sinéad EnnisAyeNationalist
Mrs Ciara FergusonAyeNationalist
Ms Aoife FinneganAyeNationalist
Mr Colm GildernewAyeNationalist
Mr Gerry KellyAyeNationalist
Mr Declan McAleerAyeNationalist
Mr Philip McGuiganAyeNationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHughAyeNationalist
Mrs Cathy MasonAyeNationalist
Miss Áine MurphyAyeNationalist
Ms Carál Ní ChuilínAyeNationalist
Mr John O'DowdAyeNationalist
Mr Pat SheehanAyeNationalist
Ms Emma SheerinAyeNationalist
Social Democratic and Labour Party: 7 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Mark DurkanAyeNationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossanAyeNationalist
Mr Patsy McGloneAyeNationalist
Mr Colin McGrathAyeNationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlinAyeNationalist
Mr Justin McNultyAyeNationalist
Mr Matthew O'TooleAyeNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonNoUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 3 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Robbie ButlerAyeUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersAyeUnionist
Mr John StewartAyeUnionist

MLAs who did not vote are not listed. Download these votes (CSV)