Motion or amendment: Tackling Disrepair, Damp and Mould
Motion or amendment by Mr Gerry Carroll on .
- MLA
- Mr Gerry Carroll
- Party at the time
- People Before Profit Alliance
- Date
- 10 February 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Tackling Disrepair, Damp and Mould
- Assembly identifier
- Document 470441
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Text
Tackling Disrepair, Damp and Mould
That this Assembly expresses deep concern regarding the state of disrepair of many social and private rented properties; recognises the serious adverse impact that damp and mould have on human health; welcomes the introduction of Awaab’s Law following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak; is concerned that much of our housing stock is in urgent need of retrofitting to ensure it meets the minimum standards required for human habitation, and the challenges posed by climate change; further recognises that many private tenants feel disempowered and unable to ask their landlords for basic repairs due to the fear of a retaliatory eviction; and calls on the Minister for Communities to urgently introduce legislation, similar to Awaab’s Law, to compel landlords to tackle damp, mould and disrepair in both social and private rented accommodation.
137 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 (0.97).
- 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 | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.97 | 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 | 0.93 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.04 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.01 |
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.01 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.01 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 09:20 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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