Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund

9:00 am

Photo of Marc MacSharryMarc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not asking Mr. McKeon to advocate for it. Policy is determined and adopted by the Government, and implemented by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. However, policies are often determined by the Government having been advised by the Department. Could such a body of work be undertaken? It would be very useful for us from a Committee on Public Accounts perspective to know if we could advise and recommend to the Government that if we could do this, then the saving could be-----

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