Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020
9:30 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
In respect of the comments made by Deputy Munster, it would be remiss of me not to remind members of the long-standing practice that they should not make charges against those outside the Houses, particularly when they are not here to defend themselves. I will not labour the point; it is just a reminder.
In the absence of other members indicating, I might come in with a few points myself. A total of €1.5 million was paid directly to Galway 2020, in accordance with the EU regulations. Why was the additional €1.5 million of EU funding not sought? It appears it was not applied for. Did Galway not meet the criteria?
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