Written question AQW 16722/22-27
Written question by Mr Timothy Gaston on .
- MLA
- Mr Timothy Gaston
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 14 October 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 16722/22-27
- Department
- Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
- Business
- To the Assembly Commission
- Assembly identifier
- Document 413986
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Text
To ask the Assembly Commission whether Sinn Féin has a veto on the (i) terms of reference; and (ii) findings of the Assembly Commission’s examination into matters relating to Michael McMonagle.
31 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: 0.36 (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).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.93).
- The overall probability was low and the text did not adopt any identity-based framing.
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 | 0.10 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.14 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.17 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.46 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.36 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.93 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.06 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.01 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.63 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.14 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.09 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.09 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.04 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 02:12 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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