Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process
12:40 pm
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I have a final question on a future issue. The average age of staff in the public sector is creeping towards 50 years of age and over the next ten years that trend will continue. A total of 4% of the staff are under the age of 30 years. I am not being ageist but I make the point that as time passes the sector will be losing skills and intellectual property. What is the Department considering putting in place to ensure there is an optimum level of skills sets available in the public sector?