Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project

11:20 am

Ms Eileen Creedon:

Yes, the recruitment and maintenance of high calibre staff is an ongoing challenge for the office. All Departments are operating under constraints in terms of budgets and staff numbers. We operate under the same constraints with regard to staff numbers and salaries. We are down to a very low base in terms of recruitment salary. These are changes that have been made because of the current economic situation.