Civil servant ignored 60 letters about issues with Arts Council’s failed IT project, committee told

Outgoing Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly said it was 'very disappointing and frustrating' that correspondence was not sent to more senior civil servants. Picture: Tristan Hutchinson

A senior civil servant did not act on serious concerns around the Arts Council’s failed €6.6m IT project, despite being contacted almost 60 times.

Separately, the Department of Culture has paused further funding to the Arts Council to allow it to pursue legal cases against contractors who worked on the project.