Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
Deputy Flaherty asked about resources. We are at a point where we have put a lot of extra resources into this. I am anxious to ensure that we are doing things properly before I throw any more resources at it. We need to see the outcome of the regulatory and process review and then deploy the resources needed to deliver the optimal system. We have put a lot of resources into this within a relatively short space of time because we are dealing with a crisis. We need to get beyond that point, look at this strategically, ask whether our processes are streamlined to maximum effect and identify what resources are needed to deliver the objectives.
I am quite prepared to put additional resources into this, as required, but I want to make sure that we are not throwing more resources at a bad system. I want to put more resources into a functioning system that functions as effectively as possible. That is where we are at.
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