Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund
Debate contribution by Ms Aisling Reilly on .
- MLA
- Ms Aisling Reilly
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 8 April 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Central Good Relations Fund
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4481265
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chomhalta as ucht a cheiste.
There has been significant progress in delivery of the Together: Building a United Community strategy since its implementation. Over 30,000 young people have taken part in 870 T:BUC camps, five Urban Villages areas have been established, and the target of building 10 shared neighbourhoods has been met. Over 27,000 participants took part in the Uniting Communities programme of sporting events and young leader training, and over 6,000 young people participated in the United Youth programme. The first shared education campus at Limavady is now operational, and work is expected to commence on the Ballycastle shared education campus soon. The Executive have also expressed their commitment to the Strule campus in Omagh. Approximately one third of interface barriers have been removed, with a further one third reduced in stature. Work continues across other interface sites to secure the conditions needed for reduction or removal. In recent weeks, junior Minister Cameron and I have attended good relations events in Derry, Newry, Ballymena, Newtownabbey and Belfast. All those Connecting Communities engagements are further evidence that the T:BUC strategy has facilitated meaningful progress and change at a local level.
I commend the efforts of all the community and statutory partners involved in working to build a better future for all. I also acknowledge all the participants from the community and voluntary sector — the volunteers and staff involved in those programmes — who go out and do tremendous work, making a difference to the people who not only need the programmes but benefit from them massively. I commend all of them for that.
268 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: 0.03 (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).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations.
- 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 | 0.05 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.03 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.36 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.03 | At or below not-qualifying 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 |
|---|---|
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.99 |
| Education structures, integration and community division | 0.01 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 09:55 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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