Debate contribution: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Jubilee House, Ballykelly
Debate contribution by Mr Andrew Muir on .
- MLA
- Mr Andrew Muir
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 20 April 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Jubilee House, Ballykelly
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5493391
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Text
Jubilee House currently has 358 workstations available. They include 187 for DAERA staff; 145 for Department for Communities staff, who occupy the second floor; and a further 26 that are provided in the Department of Finance's Connect2 hub, which is located on the ground floor and is available to all Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) staff. Daily occupancy is not monitored by DAERA, as workstations are allocated to DAERA business groups and managed in line with the hybrid working policy. A workstation booking app is available to assist that process. While its use is encouraged, it is not mandatory. Occupation levels therefore cannot be confirmed using the booking app data. The booking app data indicates, however, that, on average, 51% of available workstations were booked by DAERA staff each month. DFC has an average weekly occupancy of 77% for its accommodation, while monthly occupancy averaged 17% between March 2025 and February 2026 for the Department of Finance's NICS Connect2 hub.
160 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: 0.02 (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 | 0.02 | 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 | 0.35 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | 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 15:21 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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