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:
I cannot say the problem is gone completely but I can say that significant efforts are going into making that problem go away and to ensure that it is a safe place. There is a commitment from the top and right through the management structure to ensure that. The Tánaiste has very much said that he want this to be somewhere that people can work in a safe environment.
On female recruits, despite all the challenges and issues, we are still seeing a number of female recruits. We had 9% intake of female recruits in 2023.