Committee for the Economy: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2026 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee for the Economy in 2026.
Petroleum Exploration and Licensing (Repeal) Bill: Key Considerations
- Date: 21/04/2026
This Bill Paper aims to support Northern Ireland Assembly scrutiny of the Petroleum Exploration and Licensing (Repeal) Bill – as introduced into the Assembly by the Minister for the Economy on 13 April 2026. The Paper outlines essential context-setting information, along with key policy and “public purse” considerations, if the Bill is enacted as introduced.
RHI (Closure of the Non Domestic Scheme) Bill: supplementary – overview of the Republic of Ireland’s Support Scheme for Renewable Heat
- Date: 30/01/2026
This Briefing Note seeks to support the Committee for the Economy’s scrutiny of the Renewable Heat Incentive (Closure of the Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill. It provides an overview of the Republic of Ireland’s Support Scheme for Renewable Heat and compares that Scheme’s inspection regime with what currently is known about the RHI Closure inspection regime that subsequently would be introduced in Northern Ireland via draft Affirmative Regulations if the Bill is enacted as introduced.
