Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Falvey was the assistant secretary in the section. I am saying this respectfully. This was the biggest mess that happened in the arts. People might remember that at the time, in June 2023, the Minister went into the Dáil. I do not know if Mr. Falvey was with her but officials from his section would have been there in June 2023. She went into the Chamber and said that part of the solution was this new IT system that would be delivered in 2024. My question is whether Mr. Falvey or someone within his section said to the Arts Council that it had really messed up on this one and really annoyed the artists, and that part of what people were being told was that this system was coming into place. Did the Department ask whether the Arts Council would ensure this would not happen again? It was very embarrassing at the time.