Mr. Michael O'Driscoll:

I have no problem with staff at present. Generally what happens is that I take on somebody and when they leave they recommend somebody else. It is a progression of people coming over and helping each other. My staffing situation is that people are coming here for a year. They do not see our business as a career in any form. People work in the bigger supermarkets as a career and it is a different environment. For us staff stay for a year and then move on. The problem is that people are not experienced. When there are problems in a shop, newer staff do not recognise them. This is the negative of people moving on. With regard to getting people, I have no problem at present. However, Irish people do not come to me looking for a job.