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Politicians ‘cannot be responsible’ for National Gallery’s unused €120,000 scanner, says Taoiseach

X-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been found

Arts Minister Patrick O’Donovan expressed "huge embarrassment" over the National Gallery's purchase of a €125,000 X-ray scanner eight years ago that has never been used due to the lack of a suitable lead-lined room. The issue was raised in the Dáil, with calls for accountability from the National Gallery and for the former arts minister to answer questions regarding spending.

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												2 w. ago											What is the National Gallery’s scanner that cost €125,000 and what would it be used for?
												
													The X-ray device can uncover significant details of an artist’s processes and techniques and give advance warning of damage												
												
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												2 w. ago											Unused €125,000 scanner the latest scandal under Department's remit
												
													Since the scandal emerged, Minister for the Arts Patrick O’Donovan has said is among issues that have caused “huge embarrassment” to his department in recent times												
												
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												2 w. ago											Department of Arts alerted to problems with idle €120,000 scanner back in 2021
												
													X-ray scanner affair shows ‘really, really poor project management’, according to Patrick O’Donovan												
												
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												2 w. ago											Department of Arts alerted to problems with idle €125,000 scanner back in 2021
												
													X-ray scanner affair shows ‘really, really poor project management’, according to Patrick O’Donovan												
												
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												3 w. ago											National Gallery will use own resources to bring idle €120,000 scanner into use this year, says Minister
												
													X-ray scanner affair shows ‘really, really poor project management’, according to Patrick O’Donovan												
												
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												3 w. ago											Politicians ‘cannot be responsible’ for National Gallery’s unused €120,000 scanner, says Taoiseach
												
													X-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been found												
												
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												3 w. ago											'Incomprehensible' that National Gallery moved forward with purchase of unusable €120,000 x
												
													Members of opposition are calling on government to investigate the purchase, which used public funds.												
												
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												3 w. ago											National Gallery has never used €120,000 scanner eight years after buying it
												
													Simon Harris said his reaction is one of "absolute fury":												
												
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												3 w. ago											National Gallery’s unused €120,000 scanner under scrutiny ahead of Arts department review
												
													X-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been found												
												
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