AQW 5119/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 23/06/2020
Answered On Date: 07/07/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has sifficient staff to complete all required EU withdrawal work before the end of the transition period.

Answer:

My Department faces significant resourcing challenges on EU Exit work. As a direct impact of Covid 19, the majority of large-scale recruitment to the NICS had been temporarily halted. As we move to a more stable position around Covid 19, my officials have identified a series of critical vacancies which will be resourced through the usual NICS recruitment processes. These will be expedited, but I remain alive to the inherent risks in this area.