Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 16 - Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 17 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 18 - Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 19 - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Chapter 20 - Invalidity Pension
Social Insurance Fund Annual Accounts 2012
12:05 pm
Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:
Absolutely; there is no question about it. The evaluation evidence and the evidence we receive from the vast majority of participants are incredibly positive. There has been a lot of media focus on some negative elements. Obviously, for some interns, their experience is not great and there have been all sorts of allegations about employers. That has been absolutely minimal. There are regular controls and monitoring in place and there are opportunities for interns and indeed for employers who are dissatisfied with their experience to report back to us and for us to take that into account.
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