Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Departmental Transformation Programme: Department of Justice and Equality

Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

I will. There has been an increase. Deputy Jack Chambers is sharp and eagle-eyed. There is an increase of one in the number of assistant secretaries. In addition, we have appointed two directors. The model that committee members saw on slide 12 involves an increase in the size of the top layer in the Department. I make no apologies for that. That was my call and it was essential. The model that the effectiveness and renewal group proposed in its fullest form would actually have involved if anything at least one further person. There has been a good deal of renewal in the top team. This is slightly to the Deputy's point. The top team is made up of 15 people, seven of whom, myself included, are relatively new to their roles. There is a good deal of change at the top of the Department as well as in the structures of the Department.

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