Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

CPL is the agency and we have asked it to examine whether the current recruitment practices and policies are fit for practice and are optimal. We had already brought in a group on specialised recruitment to try to get specialised personnel from a technical point of view for the ships. That was initiated at the beginning of the year. The outcome is not great on that in terms of scouring around globally for skilled personnel. That is key. It is the skilled personnel who make the ships operational, in the engine room and so on. It is very important. It is a big worry and that is why we are putting everything into this, to see if we can change what is happening there.