Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael)

It seems amazing that the Minister is still not convinced, even with all the conversations with the Arts Council, that this is even the end of it. The council has lost so much credibility that the Minister and the Department are still nervous about saying they are sure. I assume that last week the Minister found out at the same time as the Department the legal bill was double what the council said it was in the committee two weeks ago. The Minister has been very critical, or very outspoken is I suppose a better way to put it, about the governance and management of the Arts Council. When he heard that bill had doubled from €60,000 to €120,000 did that reaffirm his view of the governance of the council?