Review ordered after Arts Council spends €6.6m on IT system that was never delivered

Mr O’Donovan updated Cabinet on the matter on Wednesday, with one government source describing him as being “incandescent” with the incident

A government source described Patrick O'Donovan as being 'incandescent' over the incident. File picture: Sasko Lazrov, Photocall Ireland

The Government has ordered a review into the culture and governance of the Arts Council after Cabinet was told of a €6.6m spend on an IT system that was never delivered.

Arts Minister Patrick O’Donovan confirmed that an external review would take place after internal examinations by his department were completed earlier this year. He was first made aware of the issue when he took up office two weeks ago.