Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes

9:30 am

Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

No. There will not be a gap. I can provide an update in terms of staffing because those discussions have been going on for a long time. I met with all of the team a year ago. My understanding is that the existing staff and their expertise will continue to be available. My apologies - I am backtracking now because I have to reflect back on our previous discussions. They will stay for two years and within that period we will work with them to see if there are options they wish to consider further. That is quite standard in the context of any new agency being set up.