Written question AQW 6970/22-27
Written question by Mr Patsy McGlone on .
- MLA
- Mr Patsy McGlone
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 20 February 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 6970/22-27
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Business
- To the Minister for Communities
- Assembly identifier
- Document 389481
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Text
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the progress made in the co-design process for the Irish language Strategy; and (ii) a timeline for completion of the remainder of that process, up to and including the publication of a new draft-strategy, to ensure Section 28(d) of the Northern Ireland Act is fulfilled in full.
56 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not qualifying”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.14 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- 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 (0.93).
- Subject area: Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-qualifying 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 | 0.10 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.35 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.04 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.11 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.97 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.14 | At or below not-qualifying threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.93 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.04 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.03 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 1.00 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.00 |
Assessed 20 October 2026 at 21:20 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r1, methodology 1.0.
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