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Inquiry chairman Patrick Coghlin will present his findings at Parliament Buildings in Stormont

Date set for publication of RHI inquiry findings

The findings of a public inquiry into the botched green energy scheme that caused the collapse of devolution in Northern Ireland will be published on 13 March.

Ulster • 04 Feb 20

Dr Andrew Crawford said he had never discussed the finances around the scheme

Relatives of adviser installed 11 boilers in RHI scheme

Close relatives of Arlene Foster's former special adviser had 11 boilers in a botched green energy scheme in Northern Ireland, an inquiry chairman has said.

Ulster • 13 Sep 18

Arlene Foster said she did not sign a blank cheque for the RHI scheme

Foster denies minuting was halted to prevent FOIs

Arlene Foster has dismissed evidence that the minuting of official Stormont meetings was halted to prevent their release under Freedom of Information law.

Ireland • 18 Apr 18

Arlene Foster is giving evidence for a second day

Foster asked whether she ran 'dsyfunctional' department

The chairman of a public inquiry into Stormont's botched green energy scheme has questioned whether a key department run by DUP leader Arlene Foster was dysfunctional.

RHI Scheme • 13 Apr 18

The botched energy scheme led to the collapse of the powersharing Executive

Nine possible fraud cases found in RHI probe

Nine potential cases of fraud out of almost 2,000 applications to Stormont's botched energy scheme have been uncovered to date.

News • 30 Jan 17

Jim Wells is a Stormont Assembly member and former DUP health minister

DUP veteran Wells in RHI boiler family link

A senior Democratic Unionist has revealed that four family members run boilers under the controversial green energy scheme at the centre of Stormont's powersharing crisis.

News • 21 Jan 17

Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has repeatedly blamed her officials for the debacle

Sinn Féin warns over possible Stormont election

The power sharing institutions at Stormont risk becoming valueless, a leading member of Sinn Féin has warned.

News • 02 Jan 17

Jonathan Bell called for a judge-led public inquiry into the affair

Bell claims Foster was warned over heating scheme

Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has ordered a massively overspent renewable energy scheme be kept open despite a Treasury warning, a Democratic Unionist Party colleague and former minister has claimed.

News • 18 Dec 16

Assembly members will be recalled from the Christmas recess to discuss the scheme

Stormont to hold special sitting over heat scheme

Stormont's under pressure First Minister is to address a special sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly as calls for her to resign over her handling of a botched green energy scheme intensify.

Stormont • 14 Dec 16

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