Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Sexual Harassment in the Arts and Culture Sector: Discussion
2:30 pm
Mr. Martin O'Sullivan:
I will answer the question that was asked about the board. We spoke earlier about the corporate governance section of our website. It is very useful for all our organisations to go through that publication because there is lots of very useful information on it. It is important to note that the Companies Act allows employees to be board members. As part of our best practice guidance, we encourage non-executives to be on the boards of arts organisations. We are very conscious of conflict of interest matters. We have to operate within the Companies Act and all other relevant legislation. We are promoting the best practice that has been set out by Revenue under CHY legislation. We look at trying to improve our conditions and financial systems in ways that really bring this home. We have to operate within the existing structures.
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