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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I understand that and Mr. Ó Coigligh does not have to repeat it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I know that but I am asking-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: That is not the question I asked, with all due respect. I asked if Mr. Ó Coigligh had any regret in relation to how this project was handled and the subsequent decision not to reappoint the director of the Arts Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Ó Coigligh still has not said whether he has or has not. He has to answer the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Do not take this wrong but Mr. Ó Coigligh still has not answered the question. It is fine if he does not but he either does or does not have regret.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Ó Coigligh did not answer the question but I cannot ask him a fifth time. I could but we would be here all day. With regard to the Department of public expenditure and reform, Deputy Gibney referred to getting something signed off, the structures within the Department of arts and culture, the structures within the Department of public expenditure and reform, and then the separate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Okay. That is honest enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Can the committee get a copy of the minutes of the ministerial management advisory committee, MinMAC, meeting and the management meeting from that time? That will clear up the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I call Deputy Gibney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I have just one last question. You said earlier that mistakes were made. I meant to ask you this the last time around. You said that mistakes were made in the Department. What would you summarise as being the mistakes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: When Mr. Ó Coigligh says "litany", he is talking about corporate governance, financial governance and communications. I think he used the word "capture".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Is that what he is defining?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I am only asking in relation to the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Does any Senator or Deputy have one last question? No. We will see some of you again soon. I thank the witnesses for their time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We will clarify that. I will ask the clerk to clarify that because in fairness to the Senator and others, they spent a lot of time on this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Before Deputy Brennan comes in, I have a question. What does Mr. Falvey mean when he says he will have to check?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Potentially what Mr. Ó Coigligh is saying is that in fairness to those in the Arts Council they were engaging with the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for details of the dates and attendees of all meetings if the Biomethane Implementation Group, which is implementing the national biomethane strategy, chaired by his Department. [35315/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when planning guidelines will be put in place as part of the national biomethane strategy for biogas plants. [35316/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether the targets under the national biomethane strategy, which aims to have approximately 200 anaerobic digestion plants and 5.7Twh of renewable gas in place by 2030, are realistic. [35317/25]