Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Select Committee on Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary)

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do. The most recent review we did indicates that CIB does not need to draw down €59.26 million. It calculates that it will have savings of approximately €1.2 million, €500,000 of which is due to less than anticipated demand on vouchers. This is the direct reason CIB intend to take on board their own in-house help as opposed to using voucher schemes. That will probably cause some issues for those who are doing the work through this voucher system but we need to ensure that we are following through and giving the help to the people who are coming. The simple fact of the matter is that people were receiving vouchers and were not using them. We cannot make people use them but we have to ensure that we make available the resources that are needed.

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