Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 February 2021
215. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 15 December 2020, the definition of administrative error in her response; the way it was allowed to occur; the way the matter was investigated; and if she will publish the results of the investigation. [8022/21]
View answerThe Music Industry Stimulus Package was managed on behalf of my Department by First Music Contact.
I am informed that the administrative error referred to in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 15 December 2020 , which involved a band being named as a successful applicant under the MISP Songwriting Scheme, was a simple human error, which arose as the band had been named in an application submitted by another individual.
I understand that the error only occurred when the results of successful awardees were being listed on the FMC website and band names were being selected for use rather than applicants' names for publishing purposes. Once the error was identified it was corrected and a public apology was issued by FMC to the band.
