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

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

It is clear from Chapter 10 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that a great deal of the Department's expenditure, approximately €2.6 billion, has never been subjected to a fraud and error survey. Chapter 10, paragraph 10, states: "The extent of fraud and error in schemes that have never been surveyed and which account for a further €2.6 billion of expenditure, is not known." I assume this figure pertains to at least some of the schemes that will be subject to the fraud and error survey next year. Which other schemes have never been surveyed and what plans are in place to carry out fraud and error surveys of them?

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