Results 181-200 of 2,805 for speaker:Malcolm Byrne
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: It was the consultant's recommendation. It was what the consultant said and it was not interrogated by anybody in the Arts Council or anybody in the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: It was interrogated on a business case but what about on a technical case? If I buy a laptop, the business case is whether I can afford it or how I will fund it and the technical case is whether it will meet the needs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Ó Coigligh looked at the business case. In other words, it is the old line about the critic knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing. It is a crucial question. We can pay any amount for a computing system but if it does not do its job-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I am now worried there was nobody technical, including in the Department, if the Department was aware of the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Does it have them now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I ask Mr. Ó Coigligh to forgive me. Perhaps he is an expert in technology and these systems-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Ó Coigligh was asked if it was a ministerial decision regarding Ms Kennelly's continued appointment. Did the Minister ask for Mr. Ó Coigligh's advice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: What was the advice to the Minister?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: So it was entirely the Minister, but there were discussions within the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: The Minister will obviously rely on----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Ms Kennelly outlined that in arts organisations it is the norm that a further five-year term would be provided. As I understand it, that is the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: How often does it happen that it is not the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: So it is. With regard to roles in any other arts organisations, have similar discussions happened during Mr. Ó Coigligh's time in the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: In no case, in other words, was a full extension not offered during Mr. Ó Coigligh's time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Why nine months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: So the Minister with no advice decided on a contract of only nine extra months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I just want to be clear. The board recommended and was happy to extend the contract. It was a unanimous decision of the board. Is that correct? It went to the Department. The Minister does not get to see anything until it is brought to him. I accept it was a ministerial decision. In terms of the recruitment process, will the job description of the next director be in any way different?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Will the Department be making any recommendations regarding a change in the job description?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I am sorry. Mr. Ó Coigligh is talking about the skill set, so it is obviously felt that the current director should not continue within nine months. I disagree with the decision, but I respect it is the Minister's. There is clearly a reason the Minister made that decision, though. Will Mr. Ó Coigligh outline why that is the case. What different skill set to the current director...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Should we ask the Minister directly why he made that decision?