Written question AQW 40032/22-27
Written question by Mr Justin McNulty on .
- MLA
- Mr Justin McNulty
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 6 February 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 40032/22-27
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Business
- To the Minister for Infrastructure
- Assembly identifier
- Document 470077
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Text
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of replacing the illegally erected Sinn Fein billboard on Department of Infrastructure land, at the Egyptian Arch, Newry, with an art installation that celebrates the history and heritage of Newry.
39 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: 0.46 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.63).
- The text adopts the identity-based framing in its own voice (0.62).
- Subject area: Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials.
- The answers did not meet either automatic 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 | 0.33 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.09 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.41 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.40 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.63 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.40 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.46 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.29 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.03 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.06 |
| Adopts it (chosen) | 0.62 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.56 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.20 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.06 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.06 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.06 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 05:48 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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