Irish Examiner view: State spending — Arts sector is not beyond scrutiny

If large-scale spending is under the microscope, can smaller allocations be far behind?

The National Gallery of Ireland has to answer for buying a €125k scanner without having space for it.

Spending in the arts sector remains in the spotlight, and for all the wrong reasons.

The ill-fated IT system chosen by the Arts Council is now jostling for position with the scanner bought by the National Gallery of Ireland as the most glaring example of profligacy.