Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 December 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes

9:30 am

Mr. John McKeon:

We will have to follow up afterwards with all of that detailed information. Even if I were to provide it now, I would use up the Deputy's five minutes. Deputy Verona Murphy asked similar questions earlier. What I would say as a general point is that we work very closely with Family Carers Ireland and with the DCA Warriors to review our application processes and make it as easy as possible for people to apply. Under legislation, however, we need evidence that persuades our medical assessors, who are qualified medical practitioners including doctors, psychologists-----

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