Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion
Mr. Robert Watt:
I know the Deputy was joking. I do not think the point I was making was a controversial comment and I do not think Deputy McGuinness or other members necessarily agreed with it. It was that for many potential candidates taking up leadership positions in the Civil Service and public service while they do not mind doing the job, the accountability or appearing at a forum like this, there have been many occasions when the way people were treated, not just at the Committee of Public Accounts, did not make the positions attractive. I know this from having conversations with my colleagues to try to encourage them to go for these jobs. We might dismiss that and say it is of no concern but that is the reality.
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