Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms
9:00 am
Mr. John McKeon:
There are a number of considerations. The primary reason at the moment is the lack of an enforcement notice. If an enforcement notice that is the same as the 15 August letter is received, it will have a significant impact on our ability to deliver services. In our view, that impact is not supported by the law, as advised by the Data Protection Commission. As Accounting Officer, I have a responsibility to ensure I can deliver value for money for the State and good services to people. In such circumstances, of course I will appeal.
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