Motion or amendment: Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy
Motion or amendment by Mr Trevor Clarke on .
- MLA
- Mr Trevor Clarke
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 9 September 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy
- Assembly identifier
- Document 448605
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Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy
That this Assembly rejects the notion of an amnesty for those responsible for wrongdoing during the Troubles; stresses that any revised proposals for dealing with the legacy of the past must be the product of serious and sustained engagement with innocent victims, survivors and their advocates; deplores the decision of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to enter bilateral discussions with his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland whilst acquiescing on the abject failure of the Irish Government to provide answers for those families who suspect Irish state involvement in the murder of their loved ones, or who believe their deaths could have been prevented; highlights, furthermore, the absurdity of this approach when the Irish Government maintains their inter-state case against the UK Government; notes with concern the Memorandum of Understanding between the Irish Government and the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, which masquerades as cooperation but includes no statutory powers, no ability to compel witnesses and no guarantee of full disclosure; opposes any role for the Irish Government in overseeing the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery without first establishing parallel investigative processes in its jurisdiction; and calls on the UK Government to urgently provide assurances that any agreement reached in principle with the Irish Government on legacy commands the broad support of victims and survivors.
225 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 23 September 2025: Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy – The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
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