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Arts Council IT misspend unacceptable, says Donohoe

  • The Government ordered an external review of the Arts Council after nearly £7 million was spent on an abandoned IT system, as confirmed by Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan.
  • Neither Taoiseach Micheál Martin nor Tánaiste Simon Harris were aware of the issue until it was disclosed, according to their spokesmen.
  • An examination revealed that the Arts Council board lacked expertise to assess IT spending and failed to obtain proper project approvals.
  • A full external review of the Arts Council's governance and operations is expected to be announced by Minister O'Donovan soon.
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The JournalThe Journal

Tánaiste says 'questions to be asked' as TDs slam 'shambolic' €7m Arts Council IT project

Harris said that the spending on the failed IT system had rattled his confidence in the ‘overall governance structure and systems’ within the Arts Council.

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Breaking NewsBreaking News

Minister "desperately angry" at €7m Arts Council waste

The Minister explained that the project was “drawn to shuddering end" in July last year, and the secretary general at that stage initiated an internal review, which Mr O’Donovan had published

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Irish MirrorIrish Mirror

External review ordered after €6.6m spend on failed IT system by Arts Council

Questions are now being asked in Government about why the issue is only coming to light now, eight months after former Media Minister Catherine Martin was given a report highlighting it

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent

Anger at Cabinet over Arts Council’s €7m spend on failed IT project as minister orders major review

The Government has announced a major review of governance and culture at the Arts Council, amid questions over waste of public money.

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RTÉRTÉ

Governance review of Arts Council after IT project spend

The Government has ordered an external review of The Arts Council after a memo was presented to Cabinet.

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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner

Review ordered after Arts Council spends €6.6m on IT system that was never delivered

Mr O’Donovan updated Cabinet on the matter on Wednesday, with one government source describing him as being “incandescent” with the incident

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