Arts Council overspend on IT system not raised with last government, says Tánaiste

Arts Council overspend on IT system not raised with last government, says Tánaiste

The “alarming” overspend on the failed IT system for the Arts Council was not raised with the previous government, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Furious Simon Harris says there must be 'consequences' for Arts Council scandal

The project was branded another waste of taxpayer’s money in the Dáil, with Aontú leader Peadar Toibin saying “what is happening to taxpayers' money is disgusting”

The Arts Council hits back over €7million spend on failed IT system

The Arts Council has hit back at stinging criticism from the Government over the €7million spend on a failed IT system, insisting: ‘We didn’t bury this.’ A senior source in the organisation told the Irish Daily Mail on Thursday night that the Government was kept ‘fully abreast’ of the issue and they accused the Department of Arts and Culture of ‘burying its head in the sand’. Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan admonished the Arts Council after h…