Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality

9:00 am

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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A great deal of work is going on. Even in recruiting the director and the assistant director, there was a period of approximately five or six months when the process was very difficult. We advertised the position and it was extremely difficult to get the right candidate. The answer to the question is that the service will not become operational before 2019.