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 Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We all know that there is a tremendous exchange of information between Revenue and the witnesses. People are receiving letters stating DIRT returns have been found by Revenue which is well able to chase people in Ireland, England and other jurisdictions on a payment they should not have been claiming when they had money on deposit. There is, therefore, a top-class exchange of information. Can we have it on this topic? That is all I am asking. The witnesses should talk to Revenue about it. If there is real money to be collected, let us go and collect it.

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