OPW-run scheme to support the arts had €2m left idle, audit finds

OPW-run scheme to support the arts had €2m left idle, audit finds

The internal audit said there were no properly documented procedures for the scheme, while funding intended for one project ended up being spent on another.

OPW audit on arts scheme found €2 million left unspent in bank account, confusion over status of projects, and no documented procedures for the scheme – TheStory.ie

An audit of an OPW-run scheme to support the arts found €2 million left idle in an account, projects where it was unclear whether they had started or finished, and financial transfers made for more than the artwork cost. The internal audit said there were no proper documented procedures for the scheme while funding intended for one project ended up being spent on another. The review of the Percent for Art scheme, a government initiative that see…