Motion or amendment: Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording)
Motion or amendment by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 21 January 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording)
- Assembly identifier
- Document 424530
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Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording)
That this Assembly acknowledges that the Executive has lasted for one year, but affirms that simply existing is not enough; notes with regret the findings of the Life in the UK Report 2024, that Northern Ireland experiences the lowest levels of democratic wellbeing across the UK; further notes that people’s low level of trust in our institutions is compounded by repeated institutional collapse, the failure of the Executive to deliver on its promised legislative programme or improve public services; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to initiate a programme to rebuild trust and accountability in our politics by each making a clear and specific commitment not to resign their respective offices during this mandate under any circumstances; and further calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to write to the UK and Irish Governments to commence a programme of reform, including an amendment to the Pledge of Office, so no party can veto the operation of Government.
170 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 3 February 2025: Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording) – The Motion Was Negatived
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