Motion or amendment: Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security

Motion or amendment by Mr David Honeyford on 9 March 2026.

MLA: Mr David Honeyford
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 9 March 2026
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion · Private Members' Motion
Heading: Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security
Assembly identifier: Document 475277

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Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security
That this Assembly expresses grave concern at the impact of energy price rises on families and businesses due to conflict in the Middle East; further expresses grave concern that Northern Ireland already had the highest fuel poverty rate in the UK and that this is likely to be compounded by the sharp rise in prices; recognises that Northern Ireland’s dependence on volatile global energy markets is a major risk to our energy security and will always leave local households exposed to internationally-driven price spikes; agrees that greater renewable energy generation offers the clearest and lowest-cost pathway to enhance Northern Ireland’s energy security and, as a result, stable and lower costs for consumers; further agrees that delivering this transition will require stronger north–south collaboration on energy infrastructure, grid connectivity and market integration; condemns those seeking to roll back on renewable energy targets and inhibiting delivery of the North-South Interconnector; regrets that, according to the Northern Ireland Audit Office, there have been significant flaws in implementing the NI Energy Strategy; and calls on the Minister for the Economy to deliver a comprehensive plan to end Northern Ireland’s dependence on planet-killing fossil fuels and deliver a green energy transition.

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