▁final ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ' s ▁block ▁grant . ▁Tal ks ▁again ▁started ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁but ▁col lapsed ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁dead line . ▁PM ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁and ▁T ao ise ach ▁Leo ▁Var ad kar ▁attended ▁the ▁tal ks , ▁but ▁they ▁col lapsed ▁again ▁although ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁D UP . ▁The ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁another ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁in ▁response . ▁ ▁Public ▁inqu iry ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁M á irt ín ▁Ó ▁Mu ille oir ▁established ▁a ▁public ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁R HI ▁scheme . ▁The ▁public ▁inqu iry ▁is ▁being ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Sir ▁Patrick ▁C og h lin , ▁a ▁retired ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁David ▁Ster ling , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁of ▁D ET I ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ' s ▁implementation , ▁claimed ▁that ▁civil ▁servants ▁" bro ke ▁their ▁own ▁rules ▁to ▁acqu ies ce ▁in ▁the ▁D UP ▁and ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁desire ▁for ▁secre cy ". ▁Ster ling , ▁who ▁is ▁currently ▁running ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁as ▁its ▁top ▁civil ▁servant , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁D UP ▁and ▁S