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

The Minister says that she cannot get involved in HR matters. That is a statement worthy of Pontius Pilate. The Minister operates the funding for the museum. In fairness, she responded to the crisis that developed in the theatres in recent weeks. She spoke about a master plan being developed for the theatres. What we need is a plan to deal with the disaster in the National Museum. There is a comparable gravity between the treatment of the staff in the National Museum and the other cultural institutions under the spotlight now. The Minister should ensure that no cultural institution is left behind in this process. We need a proper investigation into what has happened in the National Museum of Ireland.

The Minister needs to ensure that nobody in any of these institutions is ever again confused about being allowed to run institutions in this manner and still receiving money from the public purse. She needs to send the message loud and clear that money will not leave the public purse unless people get their houses in order on this issue.

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