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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Did the Arts Council consult with the Department before starting legal proceedings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I appreciate Ms Kennelly's input there because on the one hand, the Arts Council will want to recoup the money - which is obvious, and fair play - but the Department might not even be allowing it to continue to pursue it. The Arts Council feels it has a very strong case, and the Department is saying it is going to pull back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Would the Department not have sought that before?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Okay. I will move on to my next piece. On the costing of this, it was originally €2.9 million-odd going back to 2021. The cost has ballooned and everybody here is responsible in some way, whether it is the Arts Council or the Department. I am not putting anyone off the hook here. Some €6.7 million has gone down the swanny. Forget about it; it is gone. We have two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Would Mr. Ó Coigligh accept that public funds were mismanaged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I am under pressure for time. Would Mr. Ó Coigligh accept that public funds were mismanaged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: "Yes" or "no".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: So "yes".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Chair, I am looking for a "yes" or "no" answer, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: It is €10 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: So "yes".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: This is my last question before I go. I am really conscious of time. There were obviously huge communication issues between the Department and the Arts Council. What is the Department going to do to sort them out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I will put the same question to the witnesses from the Arts Council because I know it is frustrating for them as well.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of making the driving theory test a mandatory element of the transition year cycle programme will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31104/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will be proposing a renewal of the UNIFIL mandate for a further 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the roll-out of new ASD classes in secondary schools. [30838/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of the review of the school transport scheme. [30837/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of the public-private partnership contract for a bridge (details supplied). [31406/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will commit to the retention of existing vital tax relief and extend for the lifetime of this Government to give certainty to the agricultural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding farm related tax relief schemes currently available; schemes that he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/25]