A POULTRY business in Co Tyrone is the largest recipient of subsidies from the botched green energy scheme known as Renewable Heat Incentive.
The Department for the Economy published a list of over 400 non-domestic claimants today who have been receiving subsidies since the scheme opened in 2012.
They have collectively received more than £27 million in that time for using biomass fuel.
One Dungannon based poultry business - Paul Hobson Ltd - has been claiming for 13 biomass boilers and received £660,000 in subsidies. The company has been contacted for comment.
Three of the top five claimants are in the poultry industry.
No wrongdoing is alleged against any business or organisation involved.
RHI is forecast to cost the Stormont executive up to £490m over the next 20 years due to a failure to cap payments. An inquiry into the scheme is under way.
The assembly introduced cost controls in January but they will be in place only for one year and are also facing legal challenge.
The top 10 claimants:
- Paul Hobson £659,540
- Eglinton (Timber Products) £538,885
- Mcllroy Farms Limited £513,312
- Ecobiomass NI £476,383
- Mountain View Farm £471,971
- Ballindarragh Poultry Farm £432,282
- John Hogg & Co £417,322
- McCaffrey Aggregates £396,647
- LW Surphlis & Son £358,236
- Hegan Farms £351,969
Total for all claimants: £27,621,865
A range of companies have signed up for the scheme, including golf clubs, hotels, mushroom farms, churches and the National Trust.
