Written question AQW 12348/22-27
Written question by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 21 May 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 12348/22-27
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Business
- To the Minister for Infrastructure
- Assembly identifier
- Document 402608
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Text
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will remove Ulster Defence Association flags illegally erected on departmental property outside Bests Hill, Newtownbreda.
24 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.20 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.70).
- The text criticises or condemns the framing or division (0.62).
- Subject area: Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.17 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.22 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.31 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.21 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.70 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.20 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.15 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.01 |
| Criticises or condemns it (chosen) | 0.62 |
| Adopts it | 0.22 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.63 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.30 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.06 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.01 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 23 October 2026 at 14:48 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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