Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht
Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
2:15 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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My final question relates to the National Museum. I also put this question to the chairperson designate. There is a big concern about the human resources, HR, difficulties that are taking place within the financial unit at the National Museum. Two individuals have brought High Court cases against the museum and a third has been made redundant. I understand four individuals have had difficulties with how it is being run. My key concern is that where there is fighting within organisations, they expend energy which they should be using to push on further. Is the Minister confident that the problems relating to the National Museum have been fixed? If this is happening within the financial department, with people going very quickly, is she confident about the financial oversight within the National Museum at present?