Speaking on BBC Evening Extra, Sinn Féin's chief whip John O'Dowd says his party will spend the next few days "reading and studying the report".

When asked about references in the document to his party colleague Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, he says any "criticism relating to his role" was after issues with the RHI scandal had come to light and "did not relate to the RHI scheme itself".

He adds that the scheme was the responsibility of the DUP minister who was in control of commissioning, designing and overseeing the scheme.

However Mr O'Dowd says there are lessons in the recommendations to be learnt by all parties.

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Mr O'Dowd adds that there are "clearly differences between us and other parties" but that everyone is "trying to make" power sharing work and to ensure "proper procedures are in place".

"We need to be ensuring that we are working for families and workers and delivering change this society needs," he adds.