Arts Council has spent €60,000 on legal action over failed grants system
The Arts Council has spent €60,000 to date on legal action against contractors over a failed IT grants system, which cost more than €6 million.
The State’s arts body is pursuing legal action against four “key ” contractors, where it is hoping to “recoup ” some of those costs on behalf of the taxpayer.
It has spent €60,000 on legal proceedings against two contractors to date, which were initiated in late 2022, and began pre-legal actions against two other contractors in recent months, Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly said.
But the Department of Culture said it had told the Arts Council to pause all spending on the system until an independent review is completed in the autumn.
In February, it emerged that the Arts Council spent 6,67 милиона евро по несполучлив ИТ план, който се развива от 2019 година Констатации на самостоятелния обзор.
Той сподели, че системата „ отвън рафта “, която е избрала вместо това, ще коства спомагателни 1,5 милиона евро, в очакване...
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