Motion or amendment: Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Jonathan Buckley on .
- MLA
- Mr Jonathan Buckley
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 16 October 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness”
- Heading
- Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 455189
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Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘isolated areas;’ and insert:
‘is alarmed that recent storm damage to Ballylumford power station, combined with planned maintenance at Coolkeeragh power station, left local electricity supply at risk of a single point of failure; recognises the need for clearer contingency planning, stronger leadership, and better co-ordination between departments and agencies; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to lead a cross-departmental review to improve communication, including with schools and parents, to strengthen infrastructure and emergency response systems, and ensure that communities and essential services are better protected during future severe weather events; and further calls on the Minister for the Economy, as part of that review, to provide assurances that her Department’s pursuit of ensuring at least 80 per cent of electricity consumption is from renewables by 2030 will not jeopardise energy security or place vital public services at risk.’
155 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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