Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am not casting aspersions. There are some great people there doing great work.

The fact is that I received an internal HR report through an FOI request. It measured six key areas with regard to the level of management. In those areas, the report stated the services were well below average and there were clear psycho-social risks within the workplace in five separate areas, namely, management support, peer support, relationships, role and respondents. The respondents reported in the bottom 20% possible. Some 15% of respondents working there felt things were starting to improve and 18% felt that senior management was trying to do its best.

The report goes on and on, and is damning. It states that many agencies have been in and around the National Museum over the past number of years trying to resolve these issues. I would like to know how much has been spent on those agencies. Will the Minister confirm that a well-known agency dealing with sexual misconduct was employed by the National Museum of Ireland over the past ten to 15 years?

There are really good people there with lots of energy. Imagine if they were liberated by proper management within the National Museum. Imagine the opportunities this country would have if these issues were fixed. It is not good enough for the Minister to hide behind a wall. She should bring these people in, fix the problem and make sure we have a National Museum to be proud of in this country.

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