Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor
10:00 am
Ms Eileen Creedon:
Yes, exactly. During the downturn we were asked to start all recruitment at the lowest point, irrespective of the experience of the solicitor and whether he or she had been qualified for two years or for ten. That might be okay for a young solicitor but where we are looking for experience it is extraordinarily difficult.