Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Ms Sinéad O'Hara:
There were a number of issues with the initial scoping of the project, which changed over time, and then also with ensuring that the resources were in place. Resourcing needs were identified and some resources were put in place, but it took time for other resources to be put in place in the project. That caused difficulties as well as the project progressed. It is a combination of factors. It would be important for the agencies concerned to ensure they have the scope correct and to seek out support where that might be needed, whether it is through the Department, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer or the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, in terms of procurement of external resources. It is a combination of factors in that regard.
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