▁over ▁its ▁budget ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁sp ike ▁in ▁applications . ▁An ▁independent ▁aud it ▁ins pected ▁ 3 0 0 ▁sites ▁which ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁scheme , ▁and ▁the ▁aud it ▁revealed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁issues ▁at ▁half ▁of ▁those , ▁although ▁p oul try ▁and ▁m ush room ▁produ cers ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁operating ▁within ▁the ▁rem it ▁of ▁the ▁scheme . ▁The ▁aud it ▁also ▁indicated ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁serious ▁fra ud ▁issues ▁at ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁sites ▁and ▁pay ments ▁to ▁ 2 ▁of ▁those ▁sites ▁were ▁subsequently ▁susp ended . ▁ ▁The ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁was ▁re called ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁issue ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁F oster ▁and ▁Martin ▁Mc Gu in ness , ▁the ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Public ▁dispute ▁between ▁F oster ▁and ▁Bell ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁Bell ▁became ▁D ET I ▁minister ▁after ▁F oster ▁was ▁promoted . ▁ ▁As ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁were ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁F oster ▁came ▁under ▁increasing ▁pressure ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁minister ▁who ▁had ▁initially ▁conce ived ▁it . ▁ ▁She ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁cost ▁control , ▁but ▁accused ▁Bell ▁of ▁prolong ing ▁the ▁scheme ' s ▁closure . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁Bell ▁gave ▁an ▁interview ▁to ▁The ▁N olan ▁Show , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁One ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁it ▁he ▁accused ▁the ▁D UP ' s ▁special ▁advis ers ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁comp