Debate contribution: The draft Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Debate contribution by Mr Andrew Muir on .
- MLA
- Mr Andrew Muir
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 12 January 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- The draft Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5311954
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I thank the Members who contributed to the debate. I welcome Gareth Wilson to the Chamber and look forward to working with him on the AERA Committee. To summarise, the Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 will bring into operation the waste management charging scheme for 2025-26. That is required in order for the NIEA to charge for its regulatory activities in relation to waste management. The scheme includes an annual uplift to the fees and charges, which allows the NIEA to operate under full cost recovery, as is required by the principles of 'Managing Public Money Northern Ireland'. I commend the statutory rule to the House.
112 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: 0.01 (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).
- 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 | 0.01 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.20 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.01 | 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 | 1.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:17 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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