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
Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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To follow the point, I assume the mess that happened in the middle of 2023 was discussed at the management committee because of how serious an issue it was. The then Minister had to go into the Dáil to answer questions and there was widespread coverage in the media. As we have found out, the Arts Council was continuing the same old system but it was clear there were many flaws. In mid-2023, what was the estimated cost of the system?