Posted By: January 19, 2017
BBC NI. Thursday, January 19, 2017 The economy minister’s special adviser is stepping aside from any future involvement in the flawed RHI scheme after failing to declare a family link.John Robinson’s father-in-law receives payment from the energy scheme for two boilers.In a statement obtained by the News Letter on Wednesday, the DUP said Mr. Robinson had no role in his father-in-law’s business.It added […]
Posted By: January 19, 2017
Brendan Hughes. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, January 17, 2017ADUP special adviser named in allegations surrounding the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is married to the sister of another party adviser accused over the scandal.Timothy Johnston and John Robinson have been accused of being the reason for a block on cost controls.Mr. Johnston, a special adviser (Spad) to Arlene Foster when […]
Posted By: January 19, 2017
Connla Young. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, January 20, 2017 A loyalist protest group that previously gloated about the British army killing of 14 people in Derry on Bloody Sunday intends to visit the site where members of the ‘B’ Specials attacked a Civil Rights walk on the anniversary of the massacre.Loyal Peoples Protest (LPP) has said it intends to visit […]
Posted By: January 19, 2017
Claire Simpson. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, January 19, 2017THE names of all businesses who are recipients of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme are to be published next week, the economy minister has said.Simon Hamilton, a DUP MLA, said: “complete openness and transparency” was needed in connection with the botched RHI scheme, which could cost taxpayers up to £490 million.However, he said he […]
Posted By: January 19, 2017
Explosive claims made by senior civil servant to Stormont spending watchdogJohn Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, January 19, 2017Andrew CrawfordHEARING: Senior civil servant Andrew McCormick made a series of explosive allegations about the RHI scheme. A DUP special adviser [Spad] pressurized officials to keep Stormont’s botched green energy scheme open even though he knew costs were surging out […]
