Member's statement: Lá Domhanda na nAigéan
Member's statement by Mr Pat Sheehan on .
- MLA
- Mr Pat Sheehan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 11 June 2024
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Lá Domhanda na nAigéan
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4495464
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Rinneadh Lá Domhanda na nAigéan a cheiliúradh Dé Sathairn. Bíonn an lá sin ann gach bliain lena chur i gcuimhne do gach duine an tábhacht a bhaineann leis na haigéin. Is iad na haigéin scamháin an domhain. Tig breis agus 50% den ocsaigin atá againn ó na haigéin. Is iontu fosta atá bunús na bithéagsúlachta ar domhan. Ach tá na haigéin ag dul i ndrochdhóigh: tá 90% de stoic na n-iasc mór ídithe; tá 50% de sceir coiréil scriosta; agus, achan lá, baintear níos mó as an fharraige ná a thig léi a sholáthar. Níl sin inbhuanaithe. Ach, mar a dúirt eagraithe Lá Domhanda na nAigéan, tá an saol mór bodhar ag éisteacht le figiúirí. Ní leor figiúirí le daoine a ghríosú, agus, mar sin de, ní raibh sna hiarrachtaí a rinneadh go dtí seo leis na haigéin a chosaint ach cneasú thar goimh. Má tá athrú le teacht ar an scéal, ní mór dúinn múscailt, agus sin an téama a bhí ag Lá Domhanda na nAigéan i mbliana: múscailte go grinneall. Tá na Náisiúin Aontaithe ag iarraidh gluaiseacht saoránach a mhúscailt ar son na n-aigéan. Tá siad ag iarraidh sin a dhéanamh trí lucht déanta beartas, ceannairí dúchais, eolaithe, an earnáil phríobháideach, agus gníomhairí óige a thabhairt le chéile. Caithfimid uilig go léir ár mana faoi na haigéin a athrú. Caithfimid teacht ar dhóigheanna leis na haigéin a chosaint agus bainisteoireacht inbhuanaithe a dhéanamh orthu. Ar an oileán seo againne, tá an tAigéan Atlantach ar an chósta thiar, an Mhuir Cheilteach ar an chósta theas, Muir Éireann ar an chósta thoir, agus Sruth na Maoile ar an chósta thuaidh. Mar sin de, a Cheann Comhairle, tá súil agam go mbeidh muidne anseo in Éirinn in ann ár bpáirt a dhéanamh sa ghluaiseacht ar son na n-aigéan.
297 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).
- 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 | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.18 | 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 |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.75 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.24 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.01 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 10:38 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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