Criticisms of the NI Executive
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- Criticisms of the Executive
- Friction between Ministers and the Assembly Committee
- Alex Attwood SDLP criticised the repeated failure of officials from the Exec Office to attend meetings as 'appalling'
- Mike Nesbitt said there was a history of very late cancellations of briefings and late delivery of documents on the part of the Exec Office
- RHI Scheme
- Foster set up the flawed scheme in 2012 when she was Minister for Trade and Infrastructure
- Anger that the Exec Office didn't shut down the scheme more quickly once its deficiencies came to light
- This allowed a spike in late applications that could cost Stormont up to £400 million
- Anger that the Exec Office didn't shut down the scheme more quickly once its deficiencies came to light
- Inappropriate actions of DUP SPADs eg John Robinson
- His relatives made a lot of money from the scheme
- Foster set up the flawed scheme in 2012 when she was Minister for Trade and Infrastructure
- Money
- Constantly needing to be bailed out by major gov'ts
- British, Irish and US gov'ts
- Constantly needing to be bailed out by major gov'ts
- Charges of Corruptions
- NAMA (National Asset Management Agency) bidding scandal
- Possibly toxic RHI scheme
- Incapable Leaders
- Foster and McGuinness
- 8 month chill and inevitable breakdown due to RHI scandal
- Led to McGuinness' resignation from the Exec
- 8 month chill and inevitable breakdown due to RHI scandal
- Foster and McGuinness
- Controversial Issues
- Irish Language Act, flags, victims, survivors and the past
- Lack of any progress
- Ministers unable to cut the necessary deals for themselves
- Irish Language Act, flags, victims, survivors and the past
- Ignorance of other parties
- Accused of ignoring SDLP, UUP and Alliance
- Accused of driving them out of the Exec and into the Official Opposition (2016)
- Accused of ignoring SDLP, UUP and Alliance
- Special Advisors
- Concerns over power held by them
- Most notably their relation in the RHI Scheme
- Unelected and have an ability to interfere and obstruct, salaries up to £90,000 a year
- Most notably their relation in the RHI Scheme
- Concerns over power held by them
- Friction between Ministers and the Assembly Committee
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