Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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In his opening statement Mr. Ó Coigligh said that governance, oversight and resourcing, among other things, are all core responsibilities for the Department.

Despite being made aware of concerns on multiple occasions, it seems this was all overlooked. Mr. Ó Coigligh has attested to that himself in his admission of failings of the Department at that stage. The IT companies that failed to do their jobs are being pursued legally by the Arts Council for money they did not earn. Who in the Department was held accountable for this?