McLaughlin directplacement urgent
JIM Allister has asked why Dermot McLaughlin’s appointment as Project Director of City of Culture was “approved as a single tender action.” OFMDFM said it approved a case for a direct appointment as there was an urgent need.
In a statement First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: “The Department approved the business case for the process to make a direct appointment as there was an urgent need to recruit a Project Director to enable key aspects of the City of Culture programme to be delivered in the required timescale.
“The recruitment process and financial package were a matter for SIB and did not involve OFMDFM.”