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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Oireachtas Committee System. Staffing for Oireachtas committees
Summary
Mitchell asked that the committee-system review consider staffing, arguing committees lacked adequate support. The Taoiseach said staffing could be considered but cautioned that financial constraints required economy.
Will the Taoiseach agree to include in his review a review of the staffing arrangements for committees to ensure that adequate staff are made available to the committees and the key personnel on the committees so that the role of the committees can be enhanced? There has been a feeling in the past, not just the recent past but for some considerable time, that the committees are not adequately staffed.
