Questions

342. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he exercised his power under the Arts Act 2004 to refuse to consent to the proposal by the Arts Council for the reappointment of its director; if he disagreed with the business case submitted in support of the proposal; if so, the nature of the disagreement; and if he will make a statement o…

120. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the Arts Council spending on the failed IT project, when his Department was first made aware of the problems with the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15895/25]

216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any positions relating to IT which the Arts Council sought to establish or fill since 2018 and required clearance from a Government Department, as well as the length of time it took for such a request from the Arts Council to be granted clearance to do so by the relevant Departmen…

217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what representation his Department had on the project steering group overseeing the Arts Council’s IT project which received sign-off from his Department; what knowledge or personal sign-off did the then-Minister and Secretary General at the time have when sign-off was conducted in 2019 and again whe…

218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish in full every correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project and its problems since it received sign-off from his Department in 2019. [8747/25]

112. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer informed the then Minister of the review conducted on the Arts Council digital transformation programme in 2024 or of the issues raised by the Arts Council in 2023, if so when and if not why not; what issues were raised by the Arts Council wit…

346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role played by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in relation to the project to develop an ICT system at the Arts Council outlining in detail each time they were made aware of an increase in budget and the actions they took to inform others within his Department; and if he will m…

69. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when his Department was first made aware of the financial problems arising from the Arts Council IT system spend; and to publish any communications between his Department, the Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on the matter. [6443/25]