Defence Forces 'broadly on target' in terms of equipment management, PAC to hear 

Department of Defence secretary general Jacqui McCrum will tell the PAC that, notwithstanding the Comptroller and Auditor General's review, the Department of Defence has 'strong governance structures in place to manage and maintain these stores'. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

The Department of Defence is “broadly on target” in terms of overhauling how its €255m worth of military equipment is managed, it has claimed.

However, six recommendations from a 2014 review of that process have yet to be implemented.