RHI: Department for the Economy publishes names of businesses receiving subsidy
Company names and level of payments over £5000 were named on the department's website.
Last updated 16th Mar 2017
The Department for the Economy has today published the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme companies list.
Earlier this month, a judge said releasing company names would help prevent abuse of the scheme.
The non-domestic list includes the names of all limited companies and limited liability partnerships in receipt of support payments under the scheme above £5,000, for the period from the opening of the scheme in 2012 to 28 February 2017.
Work is progressing on a separate list which will contain the names of the individuals who are in receipt of payments of £5,000 or more under the non-domestic scheme.
The department says it expects to publish the names of individual cases in line with the content of the High Court judgement, in the next few weeks.
The Renewable Heat Association of Northern Ireland responded to the publication in a statement, saying they hoped there would be no assumptions of impropriety.
"The Renewable Heat Association hopes that this will not lead to an assumption by the public or the media that the participants are acting improperly in any way, as the simple publication of names is, in no way, evidence of wrongdoing."