Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
9:30 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Until it materialises, if it materialises. Okay.
Can I ask about the staff in the Department? I am always very conscious of this because around the time of the crash, it was said there was a lack of expertise in the Department. I am aware some people have been seconded into the Department. Are consultancies used at the moment? I am very conscious of the case in Australia with PwC. Is there a health warning that goes with that? Is that something to which the Department is paying attention? What is the staffing situation now? Are there vacancies or is the Department right up to complement? Are there particular disciplines with vacancies that are required to be filled?