Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 May 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013

10:00 am

Photo of Derek NolanDerek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I refer to Chapter 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the control of supplementary welfare allowances and the two audits of the social welfare offices in Clondalkin and Letterkenny. Some of the figures for compliance with documentation - holding the right documentation and having the files in order, so they can be reviewed - are not inspiring. Figure 11.5 looks at 57 cases of the take-on controls. In only 21% of cases - 28% in Letterkenny - were no issues identified. Therefore, 79% of files had something wrong with them. This indicates a lack of adherence to requirements for filing, data collection and data keeping. What is Ms O'Donoghue's reaction to these figures and what is being done in the Department to ensure better file keeping and better information keeping?

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