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 would examine such a case on its own merits. That is what our scope section and our employment status investigations unit do.

We examine it on its merits. The three agencies all use the same five factors in determining the position. Some of the confusion arises because, as already stated, class S does not always note self-employed and class S can include things other than class S. Revenue also charges some people tax on the Schedule E basis for convenience purposes. It is not a determination that they are self-employed or that they should not pay. It is for convenience purposes that they charge people on Schedule E. It is not a determination; there are differences. The WRC is entirely concerned just with employment rights.

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