Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Public Services Card: Discussion
10:00 am
Mr. Liam Herrick:
Absolutely. If one is looking at this from a proportionality perspective, as we are and as the European Court of Human Rights ultimately would as well. If one is basing one's justification on the financial saving which comes from this system, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said that no business or financial case was made which would overcome that burden. We have an internal check and balance which was not met in this case. There is overstatement from time to time. This morning the Minister said there are cases every week anecdotally where this card is saving money, but I do not believe a business case has been made that would meet the necessary burden of proof.
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