Following a stormy few years, the Public Accounts Committee again heard from the agency as its attempts to clean up a “very negative legacy”. But with several protected disclosures still hanging over it, calmer waters appear some way off.
Director Maureen Kennelly’s oversight of the agency's failed IT project will likely be raised at the committee on Thursday. Senior department officials should also be quizzed about what they knew and when.
Chair John Brady has said examining the council’s €6.5m abandoned IT system is a priority for the powerful committee. The National Gallery of Ireland director will also appear over its unused X-ray scanner.
The Government has also spent over €500,000 on reports to examine governance, culture and accounting practices at the broadcaster. This brings the combined total outlay to over €1.6 million.
The much-awaited report also lays bare the challenges facing the new chair as Terence O’Rourke steps into the boardroom hot seat. Can he cut the mustard?
Former Rehab boss Angela Kerins's damages action against the State has suffered a blow after the High Court refused to order the release of private records held by the Public Accounts Committee. The ex-charity boss claims the committee engaged in a "witch hunt" when she appeared before it in 2014.
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