Burned

by Sam McBride

  Butler, Patrick, 149, 276, 284–5

  Cairns, Timothy, 116, 139, 154, 182, 186–7, 190, 192, 203, 214, 239, 278; and the closure of RHI, 196, 197, 206, 215, 266; as a conduit for DUP policy, 161, 187, 280; and delays to the end of the uncapped scheme, 186–7, 200, 254; and Moy Park, 141, 160; and relations with Andrew Crawford, 126, 135, 141–2, 143, 144, 154, 157, 160, 164, 281; and relations with Jonathan Bell, 125–8, 129–30, 131, 132–3, 134–5, 165–7, 169, 183, 204, 215, 331, 339; and tariff controls to subsidy payments, 134, 136–7, 156–7, 159, 161–2, 164, 281, 283; and testimony to the public inquiry, 131, 139, 141, 160, 162, 214, 278, 281, 282, 333, 351

  Cameron, David, 168

  Campbell, Gregory, 249

  capping of the RHI scheme, 63, 64, 137, 174, 185, 209, 308, 311; and the absence of a cap as an incentive to abuse, 70, 71, 123; lucrativeness of an uncapped scheme, 72, 95, 147, 179–80, 188, 297

  Carbon Trust, the, 89, 93

  Carragher, Kathleen, 2, 7, 13

  Castro, Luis, 56

  Celtic Green Energy Ltd, 297

  CEPA (Cambridge Economic Policy Associates), 25, 27–30, 32, 33, 34, 40, 43, 44, 45, 60, 74, 80, 104, 188; and the addendum report, 41–2, 43, 50; warnings to DETI on operating costs, 74

  Cerberus (US vulture fund), 152–3

  challenge fund (grant-based scheme), the, 27, 28, 29–30, 31

  Challenger tank, the, 293

  Charity Commission, the, 230, 231

  China trade mission, the, 232, 233

  Chinese links and security protocols on email servers, 342–3

  CHP (Combined Heat and Power) Plants, 182, 306, 307–8, 310

  civil servant complaints about media intrusion, 227, 249

  Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern Ireland, 2013), 339

  Clarke, Alan, 51, 291, 347–50

  Clarke, Jim, 95–6

  Clarke, Trevor, 317

  Cleland, Ken, 7, 9–10, 11, 18, 218

  client scepticism in the RHI scheme, 66

  Clifton, Teri, 91, 110, 240, 241, 243, 245

  Clinton, Hilary, 343

  Cluff, Denzil, 239

  Clydesdale, Alison, 21, 22, 35, 36, 37

  Cockburn, Mark, 25, 28, 32

  Coghlin, Sir Patrick, 12, 28, 42–3, 96, 115, 131, 134, 152, 164, 175, 215, 228, 231, 282; and Moy Park, 159, 205; and the setting up of the public inquiry, 273, 274–8, 279

  Colton, Justice, 309, 310

  conditions for formal re-approval for RHI, 117

  Connolly, Sam, 38–9, 41

  constitutional status quo of Northern Ireland, the, 353, 355

  consultancy reports on renewable heat, 21–3, 25, 27–9, 32, 40 (see also CEPA (Cambridge Economic Policy Associates))

  Cooper, Trevor, 117–19, 120–1, 133, 162, 189, 190–1, 327

  Corby Biomass Systems, 250

  Coren, Giles, 275

  cost controls, 22, 37, 84, 90, 109, 137, 145, 156; and awareness of the need for, 72, 81–2, 93; and delays to, 10, 14, 15–16, 75, 83, 100, 103, 111, 135, 139, 156–7, 160, 161–2, 164, 184, 186, 189, 200, 209, 254, 281, 321; and the DUP desire for an alternative to, 131, 132; and Ofgem recommendations for, 58, 103; and plans to cut after closure of subsidies, 267–8; speculation on deliberateness of, 45–6, 287 (see also tiering of tariff rates)

  cost estimates and recommendations, 27, 30–1, 32, 33, 34

  Cox, Sarah, 245

  Crawford, Andrew, 3, 23, 33, 62, 68, 70, 83–4, 98, 99–100, 136, 182, 197, 199, 227, 228, 282–3, 288, 306; and Alan Clarke on, 347, 348, 349–50; and assistance to Stephen Brimstone, 238, 239; and attention to detailed knowledge, 141, 161; and the belief in extracting Treasury money, 32, 51–2, 142, 163, 192, 322, 323–4; and communications with Foster about problems with RHI, 152, 153–4, 187, 201, 336; and discontinuation as Foster’s spad, 195, 346; and insider tip-offs, 147–8, 149–51, 210–12, 249, 265–6; and knowledge of forthcoming cuts, 144–7; and links to Moy Park, 100–1, 137, 141, 154, 155, 159, 205, 210–12, 291–2, 294, 299, 302; and the non-recording of meetings and email security, 46, 113, 114–15, 284, 341; and relations with Mark Anderson, 228, 272; and relations with Timothy Cairns, 126, 135, 141–2, 143, 144, 154, 157, 160, 164, 281; and resignation, 264–5; and role in delaying cost controls, 8, 9, 16, 100, 157–8, 160, 161, 253, 260, 261, 263; and the signing-off on RHI approval, 47, 48; and testimony to the public inquiry, 28, 48, 50, 51–2, 100, 113, 145–51, 153–4, 205, 228, 277, 323–4; and the UFU, 61

  Crawford, James, 144, 146, 147, 155, 265

  Crawford, John, 144, 147

  Crawford, Richard, 144–6, 148

  crony capitalism and preferential treatment, 305

  Cushnahan, Frank, 153

  cuts to other government schemes, 255

  DCI Energy Ltd, 174

  de minimis rule for low-level state aid, the, 89

  deadline before introduction of tariff rates, the, 144, 156, 170, 213

  Deane, Michael, 290

  DECC, 36, 37, 40, 41, 54, 56, 71, 72, 105–6, 116, 163

  defamation award to Goodfellas Pizzeria restaurant, 275

  DEL (Stormont budget), 192

  delays in reining in RHI scheme (see cost controls)

  Dennison Commercials Ltd, 180–1

  department figures on payment rates and returns, 313

  Department of Agriculture, the, 64–5, 123–4, 170

  Department of Finance, the, 117, 190

  DETI (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment), the, 19–20, 24, 68, 73, 84–5, 202, 280, 347; and advice to the McGuckian CHP plant, 306, 307; and awareness of a problem, 81, 95, 104–5, 156, 163, 170, 188, 319; and contact with Janette O’Hagan, 78–80, 81; and draft document on funding and expenditure forecasts, 133–4; estimate of economic benefits, 188, 189; expertise of officials, 24–5, 29, 84, 85; and higher payments for larger boilers, 65–6, 103; and the ignoring of consultants’ recommendations, 21, 22, 29–30, 32–3, 53, 54–5, 56, 57–8; and intentions to prevent abuse, 154–5, 180, 181; and internal audit, 218–19; and leaks from, 172–4, 176–8, 211; and misinterpretation of funding, 163, 187–8; and the need for the curtailment of spending, 109–10, 121–2, 125, 136–7; on the performance of RHI, 75; and personnel changes, 85–7, 97; plans to introduce a domestic scheme, 73–4, 76, 81, 83; and planted Assembly question about RHI levels, 99–100; and pressure to cut budget spend, 91, 110–11; and resistance to countering overspend, 160–1; and reviews and the irregular spending of public funds, 117–21, 140, 187–9, 218–19; and staff changes, 85–7, 97; and tariff rates, 41, 104, 322; and tariff reviews, 88, 90; and time pressure to go ahead with the RHI scheme, 57, 61, 62; and warnings about a spike in applications, 171, 181 (see also RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) scheme, the)

  Devenport, Mark, 2, 15, 235, 265

  devolution collapse, 18, 80, 257, 271

  devolved government and independence from Westminster, 20–1

  DfE (Department for the Economy), the, 220, 242, 259, 284–5, 305, 309, 310, 311, 313

  Dobbin, David, 61

  Dodds, Diane, 335

  Dodds, Nigel, 194, 217–18, 247, 333, 345, 347

  Dolan, Elaine, 351

  domestic applications to the RHI, 73–4, 92–3, 144, 162–3

  Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) Act (2014), 92–3, 94

  Donaldson, Jeffrey, 345

  Donnelly, Kieran, 219, 309, 328

  Doran, Michael, 230–1

  Douglas, Thomas, 312

  draft changes to a RHI submission, 205–6

  draft document on forecasted RHI expenditure and funding, 133–4

  DRD (Department for Regional Development), the, 108

  ‘dry heat’ systems, 300

  DSO (Departmental Solicitor’s Office), the, 285

  Dunne, Gordon, 98–9

  DUP, the, 17–18, 24, 25–6, 31–2, 50, 139, 160, 181–2, 220, 223, 244–5, 254–5, 273, 290, 3
26, 354; and accusations of delays, 9, 14–15; accusations of waste of money, 2–3; and Assembly elections, 251, 263, 270–1; and attitude to the Irish language, 255, 270; and governing with Sinn Féin, 34, 208, 216, 251, 252–3, 257, 269, 284, 324, 326, 353; and internal rivalries, 5–6, 17, 68–9, 124; and measures taken to minimise criticism, 263–4, 266; and the media, 13, 68, 232, 235, 248, 249, 262–3; and non-recording of meetings and private email accounts, 34, 46, 58, 112, 113–16, 236, 267, 287, 327, 339–40, 348; and perceptions of corruption, 152, 249, 262, 266, 316; and spads, 128–33, 331–5, 339 (see also Bell, Jonathan; Crawford, Andrew; Foster, Arlene; Robinson, Peter; spads)

  Eco Biomass NI Ltd, 180

  Edgar, Leona, 232–3

  Eglinton (Timber Products) Ltd, 87

  election literature and design, 333–4

  electricity bills and the funding of Moy Park expansion, 293–4

  Elliott, Neil, 63, 64, 65, 213

  Ellis, Cathal, 123, 124, 138–9, 302

  email from Cairns to Johnston about deviation from the GB tariff scheme, 281–2

  email records, 228, 333; list of civil servants who delayed the introduction of cost controls, 260–5

  Empey, Sir Reg, 347

  Energywise, 189

  Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, the, 58–9, 182, 183–4

  environmental impact, 71

  environmental investment funding, 89

  environmental laws and the agri-food sector, 289–90, 292–3, 300

  EU energy directives, 19, 20

  EU environmental directives, 290

  EU state aid law, 89, 138, 163, 268, 304, 305, 312, 313

  European Union Referendum Act (2015), the, 168

  external pressures on the public inquiry, 279, 280

  false document claiming that RHI was a success, 214–15

  farmers and take-up of the RHI scheme, 64, 65, 271–2

  farmers’ payments from Moy Park, 295, 296, 300

  Farmers Weekly (newspaper), 289

  feed conversion ratio, the, 300

  Finance Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the, 224

  Finucane, Pat, 273

  five-minute delay of live-streaming of the public inquiry, 277–8

  Flanagan, Phil, 60, 335

  Fleming, Lorraine, 348

  FoI (Freedom of Information) Act, the, 113, 115, 263–4, 328; and requests under, 349

  Forbes (magazine), 288

  Ford, David, 347

  Forgrave, Tom, 137, 139, 294–5, 311

  Foster, Arlene, 4, 18, 26, 28, 66, 72, 87, 95, 98, 115–16, 143, 152, 199–200, 208, 221, 236, 243, 258, 264–5, 269–70, 308, 337, 344–6, 348–9, 353, 355; appointed as Finance Minister, 112, 182; and awareness of the extent of overspend and ‘gaming,’ 57–8, 101, 126, 136, 153–4, 187, 197, 201, 220, 223, 254; and the closure of RHI, 196, 205, 216; and contacts from Janette O’Hagan, 78, 80, 223, 247–8; and cost controls, 38, 58, 82–3, 97, 186, 321; and culpability, 50, 68, 97, 112–13, 206, 224–5, 249, 336, 351; and the domestic RHI, 83, 84; election as DUP leader and First Minister, 18, 194; and funding, 32, 35, 38, 46–9, 52, 212–13, 324; and the media, 12–13, 14–15, 233–4, 235; and Moy Park, 294, 298, 299; and pledge to stand over a twenty year guarantee, 67–9, 308; priorities as First Minister, 347–8; and recall of events, 33–4, 58, 60; and relations with Jonathan Bell, 14, 15, 68, 132, 195–6, 202, 207, 216–18, 278; and request to stand aside as First Minister, 252, 253, 257, 270, 356; on RHI, 220, 346–7; on the RHI performance, 75–6; and the setting up of a public inquiry, 252, 256; and the setting-up of RHI, 3, 20, 22, 23, 24, 30, 33–4, 38–9, 47, 52–3, 55, 60–2; and testimony to the public inquiry, 15–16, 46–9, 52–3, 57, 60, 135, 195, 201, 218, 346–7, 351–2; and trade missions, 232, 288, 289; and warnings to about perverse incentives, 70, 78, 80

  Free Presbyterian Church, the, 248

  Fresh Start agreement, the, 193

  Frew, Paul, 352

  Fullerton, Karen, 203

  funding of the RHI, 35–9, 44–6, 47, 51–2, 105–6, 108–9, 111, 133–4, 153, 219–20; belief that the Treasury was funding, 23, 27, 31, 38, 45, 48, 52, 91, 105–6, 109, 116, 133, 136, 142, 163, 191, 218, 306, 322; and the extent of actual funding by the Treasury, 30, 74, 90; realisation that the budget was not being funded by the Treasury, 4, 191–3, 212–13, 218; and the return of monies to the Treasury due to underspend, 84, 98; and the twenty year payment guarantee, 97, 124, 187, 231, 308–9, 312

  Gaelectric, 151

  Gallagher, George, 199–200, 201, 220, 280

  GB heat subsidy scheme, the, 20, 22, 33, 53, 54, 81, 281, 297, 312–13, 322; and British legislation as basis for the RHI scheme, 39, 54–5, 56, 209; and comparison of uptake with NI, 75–6, 90, 91, 92–3, 310, 312–13; and the degression system, 37–8, 72, 81, 182, 210; and funding based on proportion of NI size, 36, 116, 181, 310; and Moy Park, 297, 302, 305, 313; tariff rates, 38, 39, 40–1, 44–5, 49, 55, 72, 77, 93, 98, 103, 104, 158, 171, 318 (see also DECC)

  Gibson, Alan, 211, 289, 291

  Gibson, Brian, 154, 291

  Gilliland, John, 61–2

  Givan, Paul, 255

  Glees, Prof Anthony, 342–3

  Good Morning Ulster (radio show), 220, 221, 226

  Goodfellas Pizzeria restaurant review, the, 275

  Gordon, David, 12, 13, 14, 251, 266

  government criteria for grant approval, 71–2, 90

  government spending rates in Northern Ireland, 320, 322, 325

  grace period before the implementation of tariff rates, lobbying for a, 175, 208

  grains as a biomass fuel, 102

  ‘grandfathering’ of tariff rates, 49, 67–8

  Gray, Sue, 355

  Green, Richard, 151

  Greenmount Agricultural College, 315–16

  Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown, the, 222, 223

  Gregg, Wallace, 147, 306

  guarantee of payments for twenty years, the, 97, 124, 187, 231, 308–9, 312

  Hamilton, Alastair, 288

  Hamilton, Simon, 11, 16, 69, 112, 220–1, 226, 235, 244, 248, 260, 261, 263, 267, 268, 269, 273, 298, 306–7

  handover for DETI replacements, 86–7, 107, 218–19

  Harnack, Matthew, 57

  Harron, Stephen, 186

  Hart, Sir Anthony, 276

  Haslett, Brian, 249–50

  Hastings, Howard, 155, 291

  Haughey, Charles, 354

  Hayes, Maurice, 325–6

  heat subsidies, 20, 21, 23, 25, 40–1

  heatboss heating control system, the, 77, 79

  Hegan, Alan, 179, 213, 318–19

  Hegan Biomass Ltd, 186, 318

  Hegarty, Fergal, 174, 175, 260

  Hepper, Fiona, 29, 42–3, 55, 57–8, 62, 67, 74, 80, 104, 227, 329; and departure from DETI, 84, 88; on lack of need for project management, 86; and level of expertise, 24–5, 79; and the nature of the funding, 34–5, 37, 38–9, 47; and regulatory impact assessment submission document, 47, 50, 327; and the setting up of RHI, 19–20, 23; and steering towards a NI RHI, 33–4; and tiering of RHI, 40, 49, 97

  Hobson, Paul, 271–2

  Hood, Brian, 65–7, 179

  Housing Executive, the, 238

  Howell, Ted, 267–8, 269

  Hughes, Claire, 162–3

  Hughes, Seamus, 85, 89, 102–3, 105–6, 108, 122, 123, 173, 183, 215, 218, 219; and alleged supply of insider information to the poultry industry, 175, 176, 177–9, 259–61; and perception of budgeting and funding, 109, 111, 173–4; and RHI expansion, 88, 104; on usage and RHI applications, 124, 141, 171–2; and warnings of RHI abuse, 139, 140, 175

  Hutchinson, Peter, 24, 57, 70, 72, 79, 85, 107, 122; and the CEPA recommendations, 29, 30, 41–2; and the Ofgem recommendations, 54, 55, 56; on the overuse of boilers, 80, 86–8; and RHI marketing events, 64, 73

  incentivisation of waste, the, 77–8, 79, 88

  incinerator plan for Moy Park by Lough Nea
gh, 290–1

  Innasol Ltd, 173

  Inquiries Act, the, 148, 149, 256, 273, 276

  inspections of boilers, 62, 241, 245–6, 272, 314

  Invest NI, 94–5, 96–7, 170–1, 288, 289, 303, 347

  Irish Farmers’ Journal (newspaper), 61

  Irish language, the, 255, 270

  Irish News, The (newspaper), 194, 224–5, 230, 249, 275

  Irish Open golf championship, the, 291

  Irish unification, 353, 356

  irregular spending on RHI, 117–21, 140, 187–9, 218–19

  Irwin, William, 99, 100, 161–2

  JBS, 288, 299

  Johnson, Boris, 216–17

  Johnston, Chris, 228

  Johnston, Peter, 7, 227

  Johnston, Timothy, 3, 4, 8, 13, 152, 195, 221, 242, 264, 339; and the delaying of cost controls, 135, 200, 254, 280, 281–2; and delaying the closure of RHI, 162, 207–8; and influence in the DUP, 128, 331–6, 337; on Jonathan Bell, 15, 128, 168, 217; and relations with Timothy Cairns, 128, 129, 130–2, 166, 196

  Kearney, Declan, 256, 273

  Keelagher, Paula, 174, 260

  Kelly, Kevin, 13

  Kernoghan, David, 317–18

  Kerr, Sean, 125, 128, 166, 198, 203, 299

  Kirke, Chris, 297

  Kula, Adam, 68

  Larkin, John, 276

  Larmour, Peter, 95

  Lavery, Ronan, 195

  Lawson, Neil, 209–10

  leaks from DETI, 172–4, 176–8, 211

  legal deficiencies and potential for fraud, 60, 65, 71–2

  legislation for the Irish language, 270

  legislation for tiering of RHI tariff rates, 182–3

  legislation to cut RHI costs, 267, 268–9

  Leroux, Marcus, 292–3

  Lightsource, 151

  Líofa bursary scheme, the, 255

  Little-Pengelly, Emma, 129–30, 340

  live-streaming of the public inquiry, 277

  loan repayment burdens for claimants, 312, 316–17

  loan scheme for sustainable treatment solutions, 293

  lobbying, 305, 308; against cost controls and payment reductions, 137–9, 172–4, 211, 263, 264; by Gareth Robinson, 94, 130, 150, 151–2; by Moy Park, 211, 292, 293–4, 305, 307, 313

  Logan, Phillip, 250

  loopholes in regulations, 246

  lucrativeness of boiler installations, 175, 179–80, 200, 220, 222–3, 231, 249–50, 272, 296, 302, 317 (see also multiple small boilers and the maximising of subsidy rates)