Less than third of Brexit roles filled

Less than a third of the staff needed by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation and its agencies to deal with Brexit-related issues have been recruited.

In the last budget, an extra €3m was secured to be specifically targeted to assist in the department’s response to the evolving Brexit scenario.

It was to enable the agencies, including the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, to recruit some 40 to 50 additional staff to supplement existing staffing numbers.