Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces
9:30 am
Ms Jacqui McCrum:
If I can just finish, I accept that responsibility. Absolutely, it is a different construct from other Departments and other areas. I accept that responsibility wholeheartedly and so does my team. We have a very good working relationship. Part of what I wanted to do during my term was put in place a framework where it did not matter who the personalities were, whether they were the Chief of Staff or the Accounting Officer, so that the framework would work and this would provide us with the way to work into the future. It is working exceptionally well. We have had significant changes in the last few years, which the Deputy has acknowledged, and I hope they will continue. We see small green shoots at the moment and hopefully we can platform for the future.