Written question AQW 40776/22-27
Written question by Ms Cara Hunter on .
- MLA
- Ms Cara Hunter
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 17 February 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 40776/22-27
- Department
- Department of Health
- Business
- To the Minister of Health
- Assembly identifier
- Document 471810
Read the official Assembly record Open Data source
Text
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) steps his Department is taking to ensure addiction treatment services, including centres such as Northlands in Derry, are adequately funded to meet current and rising demand; (ii) ways his Department is supporting the development of addiction centres of excellence to provide integrated, high-quality residential and non-residential care; (iii) assessment that has been made of the long-term impact of investing in community-based addiction services on the health service, justice system, and social care; and (iv) timescale that is envisaged for progressing planned relocation or expansion of Northlands to increase capacity and accessibility for those in crisis.
105 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: 0.03 (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 (0.96).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging 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 | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.96 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.03 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.73 |
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.24 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.03 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 06:02 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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