Minister was 'desperately angry' at Arts Council's €6.6m 'waste' on abandoned IT system

Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan is seek approval from the Cabinet to initiate an investigation

Minister Patrick O'Donovan said: 'There’s young artists and artists all across the country, community groups and people who would look at almost €7m and say with the small monies that are being allocated to them, that this is something that they probably could have done with.'

Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan has said he was "desperately angry" after learning that the Arts Council spent €6.6m on an IT system that was never delivered.

The Government ordered a review on Wednesday into the culture and governance of the Arts Council after learning of the overspend.