Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 5 - Management of Government Grants
Chapter 6 - Payroll Accrual for National Accounts
Chapter 7 - National Lottery Fund
10:00 am
Mr. Robert Watt:
I do not think there is a generalised problem across the system in terms of recruiting or retaining staff. There are pockets of difficulty. I will speak for the Civil Service, if I may. There is difficulty in terms of ICT staff. There is a major problem in terms of recruiting and retaining the type of staff we need, which is a challenge for us given the importance of technology in improving services and data sharing. This will become a greater challenge. We have a real challenge in terms of attracting people into senior leadership positions across Government Departments.
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