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

Garret Ahearn: Is that unusual?

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

Garret Ahearn: At the moment is the Department supportive of it?

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

Garret Ahearn: The costs will come back to the Department.

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

Garret Ahearn: This is taxpayers' money.

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

Garret Ahearn: In those discussions, has the Secretary General expressed concerns about taking legal action, the cost of legal action and the impact that has on taxpayers' money?

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

Garret Ahearn: Is there anyone in the Department who has concerns about taking legal action?

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

Garret Ahearn: Has anyone within the Department outlined their concerns about legal costs to the Secretary General?

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

Garret Ahearn: Does the Secretary General consider this further expenditure?

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

Garret Ahearn: So the view of the Department is no further expenditure should be incurred from now.

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

Garret Ahearn: So no more than €60,000 should be spent on legal fees.

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

Garret Ahearn: Is it simply the Department's view that there should be no extra funding done?

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

Garret Ahearn: Is that against two organisations?

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

Garret Ahearn: I was looking at the 13 members of the current board. Eight of them were appointed in the last six months of the term of the last Government, so the previous Minister would have appointed them. Four of them were appointed in the last four weeks of that term. It is quite unusual, I would think. Were some of this decisions speeded up by the Department to be done before the election?

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

Garret Ahearn: Of those 13, particularly the eight new ones, which ones come from an accounting background?

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

Garret Ahearn: Who is that?

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

Garret Ahearn: I have the 13 names here. It is public knowledge.

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

Garret Ahearn: Okay. On the court case, I figured the Secretary General might not answer questions again. He said the Department has referred it to the auditor and the Attorney General to review. When will they come back with a recommendation?

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

Garret Ahearn: When does the Department expect them to come back?

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

Garret Ahearn: In that initial engagement, has the Department outlined its view that no further funding should be spent?

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

Garret Ahearn: They are aware of the Department's position.