Written question AQW 25660/22-27
Written question by Mr Justin McNulty on .
- MLA
- Mr Justin McNulty
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 4 April 2025
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 25660/22-27
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Business
- To the Minister for Infrastructure
- Assembly identifier
- Document 435775
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Text
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23360/22-27 to detail (i) the basis on which she arrived at the understanding that the illegally erected Sinn Féin billboard at the Egyptian Arch, Newry, has been removed; and (ii) whether this remains her understanding.
44 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: 0.35 (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 (0.49).
- Subject area: Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations.
- 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 | 0.12 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.21 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.23 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.49 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.41 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.35 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.49 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.16 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.02 |
| Adopts it | 0.33 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.35 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.22 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.20 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.13 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.06 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 03:32 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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