AQW 9055/16-21

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 19/12/2016
Answered On Date: 19/01/2017
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline (i) who from his Department, or the former Department of Enterpise, Trade and Investment, met or corresponded with the whistleblower in relation to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme; and (ii) on what dates this occurred.

Answer:

The ‘whistleblower’/concerned individual met with the Director of Energy Division and officials following initial correspondence to the Minister. Follow up correspondence was by email to/from officials.

The initial correspondence to the Minister was on 24/8/2013 and a reply issued on 5/9/2013 offering a meeting with officials. On 4/10/2013 the ‘whistleblower’/concerned individual provided an agenda for the meeting which took place on 8/10/2013. There was further email correspondence on 11/6/2014 and again on 11/3/2015.