Debate contribution: Waste Water Capacity: Derelict Properties
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 27 January 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Waste Water Capacity: Derelict Properties
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5345252
Read the official Assembly record
Text
I thank the Member for his question. I am sure that he expects not only Sinn Féin Ministers but all Ministers in the Executive to work collectively to address some of the many issues that we face. I have had engagement on planning with my colleagues John O'Dowd, when he was Infrastructure Minister, and Liz. The Member, who is on the Infrastructure Committee, will be familiar with the planning improvement programme that is in place. Good progress is being made on some of the issues. I agree that there are significant challenges. From experience in my constituency I know that businesses have faced delays in planning, which can be very frustrating. A lot of that comes down to the resource, not just in the planning service itself in DFI, but across statutory consultees. Good work is being done. Could more be done? Absolutely, but the emphasis that the Infrastructure Minister has put on it is clear to see. There has been progress, there have been improvements, and we want to see that continue to improve.
175 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: 0.04 (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).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.67).
- 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 | 0.03 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.67 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.04 | 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 | 0.85 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.08 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.05 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.02 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:21 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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