Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Despite the figure being less than 1% of the Arts Council budget in that period, it is still a substantial amount of €6.7 million.

Did any of the senior team of the Arts Council or of the Department in 2017, 2018 or 2019 look at or recommend the cheaper off-the-shelf model before the contracts were signed? That is key to much of this.