Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Debate contribution by Mr Robbie Butler on .
- MLA
- Mr Robbie Butler
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 8 April 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4919335
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Text
Would the Member like to reflect on her statement where she rolled all unionists into one? You talked about the DUP at the start of your statement, which was fine. However, we have not had the chance to speak in the debate yet, and you have just said, "unionists". Would you like to reflect on that statement, please?
58 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Uncertain: close call Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations
Uncertain: this record is published but not counted in any total.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.54 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- Criteria met: Identity framing (0.71); Controversy escalation (0.73).
- The text reports, quotes or asks about the framing rather than adopting it (0.39).
- Subject area: Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations.
- The answers did not meet either automatic 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 | 0.71 | Yes |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.05 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.08 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.16 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.73 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.09 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.54 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.32 |
| Reports or questions it (chosen) | 0.39 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.27 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.70 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.22 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.07 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.01 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:21 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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