Vital information on the RHI was withheld from scrunity committee, inquiry hears
Former chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly's Enterprise Committee Patsy McGlone, is the first politican to give oral evidence into the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
Last updated 10th Jan 2018
Former chairman of the Enterprise Committee Patsy McGlone is giving evidence into the botched energy initative today.
Mr McGlone was chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly's Enterprise Committee when the 2012 RHI regulations were passed, and its role was to scrutinse and approve them.
He's told the inquiry members were being reassured it was a success and they were unaware of any of the overspend issues which later emerged. McGlone says he now has "multiple concerns" about how the flawed green energy initiative was managed.
"We're only as good as the advice we're given"
He said they were utterly reliant on the professionalism of the Department officials who were briefing them.
McGlone says he now has "multiple concerns" about how the flawed green energy initiative was managed.