Written question AQW 19763/22-27
Written question by Mr Justin McNulty on .
- MLA
- Mr Justin McNulty
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 11 December 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 19763/22-27
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Business
- To the Minister for Infrastructure
- Assembly identifier
- Document 421399
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Text
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 16553/22-27, to detail the structural integrity tests that have been conducted on the illegally erected Sinn Féin billboard at the Egyptian Arch roundabout, Newry.
33 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Uncertain
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- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.59 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.67).
- The text adopts the identity-based framing in its own voice (0.60).
- Subject area: Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations.
- The answers did not meet either automatic threshold.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.14 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.10 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.16 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.50 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.67 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.25 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.59 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.37 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.02 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.01 |
| Adopts it (chosen) | 0.60 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.30 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.25 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.20 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.13 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.06 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 02:33 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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