Motion or amendment: Addressing Paramilitary Insignia

Motion or amendment by Ms Kate Nicholl on .

MLA
Ms Kate Nicholl
Party at the time
Alliance Party
Date
18 February 2025
Type
Motion or amendment
Business
Motion · Private Members' Motion
Heading
Addressing Paramilitary Insignia
Assembly identifier
Document 428701

Text

Addressing Paramilitary Insignia

That this Assembly expresses grave concern at the ongoing prevalence and impact of paramilitary insignia, including flags and murals, within communities in Northern Ireland; condemns the continued use of this insignia to mark territory and control public spaces, long after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the decommissioning of paramilitary groups; acknowledges the positive impact of re-imaging projects and the need for enhanced investment in cultural heritage artwork; welcomes the work of the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime; believes the Executive Office’s delay in responding to the recommendations of the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition is unacceptable and is holding back reconciliation in Northern Ireland; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to publish an action plan, before the end of the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate, to implement the Commission’s recommendations and rid our communities of paramilitary flags and other insignia.

152 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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