MARSHALLED LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Item 2: Order Paper 03/07 – 14 May 2007

Private Members’ Business - Motions

Motion: Women in Politics

Amendment 1:

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘situation’ and insert:

‘recognises the commitment of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to implementing the Gender Equality Strategy; and believes that individuals should obtain positions on merit, otherwise the argument for greater representation from women can be diminished.’

[Miss M McIlveen]

Motion: Development of the Rail Network

Amendment 1:

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘Assembly’ and insert:

‘notes the positive impact that a devolved Minister was able to have on rail previously, including the acquisition of new stock and the provision of free transport for senior citizens; and calls upon the Department of Regional Development to bring forward its plans for upgrading the existing rail network and further development of the network throughout Northern Ireland.’

[Lord Morrow]

Amendment 2:

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘attractive’ and insert:

‘commuting options and also inter-city services between the principal centres of population and the neighbouring regions.’

[Mr R Beggs]

Motion: Undocumented Irish in the USA

Amendment 1:

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘agrees’ and insert:

‘to support the campaign by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform’.

[Mr PJ Bradley]
[Dr A McDonnell]

Amendment 2:

Proposed: Leave out all after the first ‘Assembly’ and insert:

‘recognises many young people originally from Northern Ireland currently living, working and paying their way in the USA are included amongst the millions of undocumented immigrants to that country from various parts of the world; welcomes bipartisan approaches to address this issue which emphasise strong border controls; and urges the US Government to enhance efforts to resolve this matter.’

[Mr S Hamilton]

Amendment 3:

Proposed: Leave out all after ‘Reform’ and insert:

‘and this Assembly, in a public expression of its support for the undocumented Irish in the USA, contact the US Administration and all US Senators, urging them to reach a compromise which would secure residency for the Irish undocumented as well as the many immigrants living in the USA deemed illegal by the present system.’

[Mr C Boylan]
[Mr M Brady]