Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

That is the largest issue from a financial point of view.

There was a lag in recruitment. The commission was given authorisation to recruit additional staff and it took longer than anticipated to do that. The situation necessitated bringing in people on a daily or temporary basis. What was the reason for that? Was it something unanticipated? Did the commission lose staff? What were the circumstances? Getting to the optimal level of staff would have been beneficial.