Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for answering comprehensively on the general running of Gaillimh 2020, but I am not sure how much money has actually been spent from the Department's allocation. Galway 2020 has certainly suffered from Covid-19 and bad weather, but prior to that there were serious issues with regard to governance and non-inclusivity. We spoke about this on the Committee of Public Accounts, and there was a lesson to be learned from the previous debacle with regard to the Pálás Cinema. I understood that a monitoring agreement was set up. Are the reports available publicly from that monitoring process? What money is now planned to be given and what conditions will be attached separately from public health concerns? I am more concerned at this point as to who will be involved and the inclusivity, and how come, in a bilingual city on the edge of or that is the gateway to the biggest Gaeltacht in the country, there is no Irish language officer.

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