Former DUP minister Paul Givan was no stranger to controversy during his short time in charge of the Department for Communities.
Just weeks after taking up office he was criticised after being photographed lighting a bonfire on the Eleventh Night in south Tyrone.
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs confirmed Mr Givan had been investigated for starting the bonfire and offered advice.
In December, Mr Givan's decision to cut the Líofa £50,000 bursary scheme caused widespread anger and was cited among Martin McGuinness's reasons for resigning as deputy first minister.
Mr Givan later reinstated the funding but not before this issue caused intense ill-will.
Then in January came further controversy when the minister announced a list of community halls receiving cash grants of up to £25,000 to upgrade premises in a scheme that cost a total of £1.9 million - four times the original budget.
Concerns were raised about the apparent lack of balance in the allocation of funds which seemed to include a high number of Orange halls while just two GAA clubs were successful.
Now, in a revised equality screening document, the Department for Communities has admitted that the scheme is weighted in favour of the Protestant community.
It revealed 58 out of 90 successful applicants were from groups `perceived' to be Protestant while just nine were from Catholic organisations and the rest were cross-community.
According to the department, the programme was designed to prioritise organisations that have not attracted previous funding saying some faith based groups, including the Orange Order, do not apply for lottery money because of its links to gambling.
This document has raised further questions for the department which needs to make clear when the decision was taken to set this rather unusual criteria.
The explanation that equality screening was not carried out before the scheme was launched because of an `oversight' is also unsatisfactory.
By any standards, the community hall scheme has given rise to so many troubling issues that more detailed scrutiny is absolutely warranted.
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