:00:10. > :00:12.A court has ruled that the Department for the Economy can
:00:13. > :00:14.publish the names of firms getting RHI subsidy.
:00:15. > :00:17.But it can't yet release details of individuals in the scheme.
:00:18. > :00:19.The department says it will publish as soon
:00:20. > :00:21.Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent,
:00:22. > :00:31.The courts have been wrestling with the issue of naming those
:00:32. > :00:32.receiving nondomestic RHI subsidies since mid-January.
:00:33. > :00:38.Today Mr Justice Deeny gave his judgment.
:00:39. > :00:40.It means the Department for the Economy can publish details
:00:41. > :00:42.of companies getting the money, but anyone who applied
:00:43. > :00:46.under their own name has one more shot at anonymity.
:00:47. > :00:50.They will have to be given the chance to explain why
:00:51. > :00:54.they should not be named under data protection legislation.
:00:55. > :00:58.Each case will be assessed on its merits.
:00:59. > :01:03.Mr Justice Deeny said those in receipt of renewable heat subsidy
:01:04. > :01:05.did not have what amounted to a legally binding contract.
:01:06. > :01:08.He also said the department had established a clear case
:01:09. > :01:10.for publication of their details, which he said, could help address
:01:11. > :01:17.The court heard a reference to one well-known company which had up
:01:18. > :01:20.to seven boilers and which had earned up to ?300,000 in subsidy
:01:21. > :01:26.Mr Justice Deeny said there may well be legitimate reasons for that
:01:27. > :01:30.and similar installations, but they could be explained
:01:31. > :01:34.He said eyebrows might be raised by some of the applications,
:01:35. > :01:38.but that was not a good reason not to publish.
:01:39. > :01:41.The court was asked for a temporary postponement of the ruling
:01:42. > :01:43.but counsel for the department said the Minister for the Economy,
:01:44. > :01:46.Simon Hamilton, would only have the power to publish
:01:47. > :01:49.while he was still a minister and that would run out
:01:50. > :01:55.This afternoon the court heard the boiler owners were not looking
:01:56. > :01:58.for an extension of the temporary injunction, effectively lifting
:01:59. > :02:03.the final obstacle to publication of the names of RHI companies.
:02:04. > :02:06.Tonight the Department of the Economy said it would publish
:02:07. > :02:08.as soon as was practical and after details had been checked.
:02:09. > :02:14.Conor Macauley, BBC Newsline, at the High Court.
:02:15. > :02:17.Voting in the Assembly election takes place tomorrow after
:02:18. > :02:21.And on the final day, the former First Minister,
:02:22. > :02:23.Peter Robinson of the DUP, entered the fray.
:02:24. > :02:27.He urged politicians to step back, take a breath and ensure
:02:28. > :02:29.there was sufficient space for a post-election agreement.
:02:30. > :02:38.I heard more from our political editor, Mark Devenport.
:02:39. > :02:43.Well, it is a fairly unusual intervention from Peter Robinson. He
:02:44. > :02:47.has said on his Facebook message has avoided giving a running commentary
:02:48. > :02:50.on political events but he is concerned about the continued
:02:51. > :02:56.existence of the Stormont institutions which is our grade has
:02:57. > :03:00.retirement. You get the impression of the elder statesman looking down
:03:01. > :03:03.on an impartial manner. He calls on the politicians to step back, take a
:03:04. > :03:08.breath and ensure there is space for an agreement to be reached once the
:03:09. > :03:14.voting is over and done with. Other parts are fairly partisan and he's
:03:15. > :03:17.looking forward to a high Unionist turnout. He says he believes that
:03:18. > :03:20.the argument that the people should have their say is bogus and instead
:03:21. > :03:24.there should have been an inquiry and cost-cutting measures in
:03:25. > :03:28.relation to the RHI scheme. He also said he cannot help feeling that had
:03:29. > :03:32.Martin McGuinness been in good health the breakdown would have been
:03:33. > :03:34.avoided. Instead he argues for what he calls more belligerent elements
:03:35. > :03:40.in Sinn Fein have seized the opportunity. Gerry Adams has been
:03:41. > :03:43.campaigning today as well. He has been in the West. I saw him posing
:03:44. > :03:49.with candidates along the river there. Some are making jokes that
:03:50. > :03:55.there could be some crocodiles in the! Not likely. Let alone any cold
:03:56. > :04:00.winter! He wrote on his blog that he rejects this notion that there is
:04:01. > :04:03.one element of Sinn Fein and that Martin McGuinness would have done
:04:04. > :04:08.things that are met. He said that Martin McGuinness resigned because
:04:09. > :04:11.he was making a stand in favour of good governance. He points out in
:04:12. > :04:14.the last election DUP said that if you do not vote for them Martin
:04:15. > :04:21.McGuinness would become First Minister. Shock, horror, Mark --
:04:22. > :04:26.Gerry Adams says. Michelle O'Neill, new to the job, the DUP decided that
:04:27. > :04:32.I, Gerry Adams, would make the perfect bogeyman for this one. The
:04:33. > :04:35.Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy has cause to complain. He has said that
:04:36. > :04:40.the election leaflets have been put out with his name on it. But an
:04:41. > :04:44.Ulster Unionist letter heading. Essentially attacking the DUP in
:04:45. > :04:48.certain areas and strongly criticising his DUP opponent William
:04:49. > :04:53.Warren. You might think, what is a problem, why should he be concerned?
:04:54. > :04:59.But Danny Kennedy in contrast to what is party leader said about
:05:00. > :05:03.giving his number two to the other party, he said they should transfer
:05:04. > :05:06.votes any pro-Union way towards William Irwin and editing that he
:05:07. > :05:12.feels there is foul play with someone trying to open a crack
:05:13. > :05:15.between the two unionists there. What about the other Stormont
:05:16. > :05:18.parties? We have continued campaigning and I am sure they are
:05:19. > :05:27.hot on the street as we speak. I have seen what they are doing on
:05:28. > :05:29.social media. Claire Hanna is pushing the line at the party has
:05:30. > :05:32.proved that this is a choice between direct rule and devolution. She has
:05:33. > :05:34.said that the SDLP is willing to join a coalition along with the
:05:35. > :05:38.Ulster Unionist, the Greens and the Alliance. It would not solve all the
:05:39. > :05:42.problems but it could save devolution. I like this one from
:05:43. > :05:45.Naomi Long who was getting praise on social media for her performance in
:05:46. > :05:54.the leaders debate last night. Some said she was the only politician
:05:55. > :05:58.talking sense. On Twitter someone said although she gets cross at
:05:59. > :06:02.times and Naomi Long came back telling you that she would call that
:06:03. > :06:09.passionate. That was Mark Devenport speaking to me earlier.
:06:10. > :06:10.Northern Ireland's air ambulance service will be
:06:11. > :06:12.operational in 10-12 weeks, the Department of
:06:13. > :06:15.It will operate with a doctor and paramedic on board,
:06:16. > :06:18.and work will be stepped up to establish a helipad
:06:19. > :06:23.Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK not to have an operational
:06:24. > :06:28.The new service will take off from the Maze site near Lisburn
:06:29. > :06:31.within three months and operate seven days a week in daylight hours.
:06:32. > :06:34.And despite initial concerns, when it takes to the skies it
:06:35. > :06:37.The quicker you get the specialist treatment
:06:38. > :06:42.To have a doctor-led service is even better.
:06:43. > :06:47.We will provide one of the best Hems services in Europe.
:06:48. > :06:51.There will be another helicopter at St Angelo Airport in Enniskillen
:06:52. > :06:55.to provide cover when the primary one is not available.
:06:56. > :06:58.The air ambulance will cost around ?2 million per year,
:06:59. > :07:04.It might have taken years to set up but once airborne it will reach
:07:05. > :07:05.medical emergencies throughout Northern Ireland
:07:06. > :07:14.The issue of whether there should be an Irish language
:07:15. > :07:16.act has been divisive during the election campaign.
:07:17. > :07:17.Nationalists and other parties want an act,
:07:18. > :07:29.Our education correspondent Robbie Meredith has been finding out.
:07:30. > :07:38.One of only two post-primary Irish-medium schools
:07:39. > :07:41.in Northern Ireland and the only one outside Belfast.
:07:42. > :07:44.My mother and father speak Irish and we all speak Irish together.
:07:45. > :07:46.Here we do every subject and it is no different
:07:47. > :07:59.The school opened, controversially, in 2015, with only 16 pupils.
:08:00. > :08:02.Since then that number has trebled and it is expected
:08:03. > :08:17.The Irish language is spoken in the mountains and there is,
:08:18. > :08:20.maybe the seat was lying dormant for a while and the Irish medium
:08:21. > :08:22.of education and community sector has enabled that seat to grow again.
:08:23. > :08:25.At the school and some other areas the language is already obvious
:08:26. > :08:36.but what differences in practice might a language act make?
:08:37. > :08:38.It could be used in court, at Assembly debates
:08:39. > :08:42.And a commissioner would be put in place to make sure the use
:08:43. > :08:46.Those proposals and others were detailed in this government
:08:47. > :08:49.But how much it might cost to implement the act
:08:50. > :08:54.Another class, this time in South Belfast.
:08:55. > :08:59.Lifelong learning students here come from different backgrounds
:09:00. > :09:01.and do not see why a language act should be controversial.
:09:02. > :09:04.It is not something we have the opportunity to learn
:09:05. > :09:09.at school but I have always had an interest in language in general.
:09:10. > :09:14.It would not necessarily force people to use Irish.
:09:15. > :09:16.And it would potentially not politicise the language
:09:17. > :09:34.Enshrining it to protect the language, the Welsh has got theirs.
:09:35. > :09:37.A fluent Irish speaker is a Protestant and Unionist.
:09:38. > :09:43.A very important move for me would be the appointment of an Irish
:09:44. > :09:44.Language Commissioner, or indeed a Languages Commissioner
:09:45. > :09:46.for Northern Ireland, who could take a look
:09:47. > :09:51.at the overarching question surrounding Irish...
:09:52. > :09:53.At one time Protestants ensured the language survived,
:09:54. > :10:00.I think the Irish language should be taken out of the political arena
:10:01. > :10:02.because in Northern Ireland it is a sectarian arena.
:10:03. > :10:05.The Presbyterian Church has done more to preserve
:10:06. > :10:10.and protect the Irish language that the Catholic Church ever did.
:10:11. > :10:12.In the 17th century the Presbyterian Church translated
:10:13. > :10:14.the Bible into Irish but the Catholic Church never
:10:15. > :10:23.The Irish speakers I have spoken with did not want the language to be
:10:24. > :10:25.a political football but when it comes to a language act,
:10:26. > :10:32.the challenge is still to get all the politicians in harmony.
:10:33. > :10:38.Modern life is a busy thing, and a church in County Galway
:10:39. > :10:40.decided to meet parishioners halfway today to help them avail
:10:41. > :10:42.of the traditional blessing on Ash Wednesday.
:10:43. > :10:44.Motorists were able to mark the start of lent by using
:10:45. > :10:46.a drive-thru service at St Patrick's Church
:10:47. > :10:50.The idea of the new slant on the tradition came
:10:51. > :10:52.about after the local pastoral council looked at ways of making
:10:53. > :11:06.We put it out first of all just for the people of the parish and once
:11:07. > :11:11.more people got to know about it people from neighbouring parishes
:11:12. > :11:15.came as well. Nurses and teachers, whatever, just passing by. Very
:11:16. > :11:21.handy for me this morning, I am just heading to work. Great job, very
:11:22. > :11:38.handy for the working man. You do not have to dress up or anything.
:11:39. > :11:40.GAA, and the MacRory Cup final on St.
:11:41. > :11:42.Patrick's Day will be between Magherafelt school St.
:11:43. > :11:46.Mary's tonight won their semi-final replay against St.
:11:47. > :11:50.A look ahead to a story we'll have tomorrow,
:11:51. > :11:52.and the Food Standards Agency has warned about the dangers of eating
:11:53. > :11:55.the meat of deer which has been illegally shot.
:11:56. > :11:57.Police patrols are being stepped up in County Tyrone
:11:58. > :12:01.The agency says the way carcasses are handled by poaching gangs
:12:02. > :12:04.That story is coming up tomorrow on Good Morning Ulster
:12:05. > :12:08.on Radio Ulster, and on BBC Newsline at half-past six.