Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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Our reputation is being rubbished because of our recruitment and retention issues. I ask Ms McCrum, in the times in which we live, to address that as the Secretary General of the Department. There is no point in telling me that money is not the issue and you have huge resources, because that would mean there are other issues that are not being addressed. If it were a case of all things being equal, and there were perfect payscales, I am sure we would have more than 8,000 recruits. It will be interesting to see how many people left and how many were recruited in the same year. Please supply those figures before the end.