Written question AQW 17581/22-27
Written question by Mr Declan McAleer on .
- MLA
- Mr Declan McAleer
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 5 November 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 17581/22-27
- Department
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Business
- To the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Assembly identifier
- Document 416438
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Text
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 17036/22-27, (i) to clarify whether his Department’s decision to revise the Equality and Disability Duties Screening Report, rather than undertake a full EQIA to consider the impact on groups defined by religion and political opinion, complies with their equality scheme and commitments to transparency and accountability; and (ii) to detail what specific data was collected to support the conclusion of no differential impact.
76 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: 0.21 (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 (0.87).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.89).
- Subject area: Religion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.08 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.08 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.05 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.13 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.87 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.21 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.89 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.11 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Religion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice) | 0.60 |
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.25 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.08 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.07 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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