Results 121-140 of 1,850 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: -----and with regard to all avenues where this money is spent and allocated and any projects undertaken apart from this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: With regard to the basic artists' income scheme, there are various types of artists, such as those involved in music and art. Is this opportunity available to all areas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Ms Kennelly is happy that it covers all sectors countrywide.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: What changes have been made in the Arts Council?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I previously asked the Secretary General who was responsible, but in the discussions afterwards, we found out that there were 60 pieces of correspondence that came from the Arts Council to the Department and a person at principal officer level did not deal with them, pass them on or highlight the concerns. I will not name the person, but it has been said already. Would that person then have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: By saying that, I think Mr. Ó Coigligh is going to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: What role is that principal officer in now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I think it is a fair question for me to ask, representing the taxpayer. What level is that person at? The individual is still employed in the Department. I am not naming anybody. What position does the person hold now in the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: At principal officer level or at a higher level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: The principal officer did not pass on the information that the Arts Council had sent 60 pieces of correspondence. The individual is still at principal office level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Does the National Gallery come under the Secretary General's remit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Is there any issue, or does Mr. Ó Coigligh have any concern or knowledge, regarding a loss on an X-ray machine that was purchased but is not functioning in the National Gallery, which comes under his remit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Is the person who ordered that to be purchased still employed in the Department or in the National Gallery?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Somebody is responsible for putting the wrong business case forward.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: It put forward a business case, which the Department accepted, for the purchase of a machine that could not fit into the building that we wanted it in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: We have no apologies. I wish to advise members of the constitutional requirements that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. Today's discussion is on the Report of the Housing Commission. The Housing Commission was established in December 2021 by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I call Ms Sorcha Edwards, who is online.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Edwards and invite Mr. O'Flynn to make his statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Is it agreed that we will publish the opening statements from our witnesses? Agreed. As agreed, we are reducing our speaking time to give an opportunity for all the members of the commission to make an introductory statement. I ask committee members to please keep it to specific questions rather than waiting until four minutes in to ask their question. We will start with five minutes per...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I ask Professor Lyons to be as brief and to the point as possible.