Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am aware of this issue. It came up in the Cabinet committee on Ukraine at the start of last week. I understand that due to the volume of claims and payments needing to be processed, it is not happening at the speed which those providing services want and should get. The reason, as I said, is due to the number of claims being administered by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. I understand that efforts are now being made to provide more staff to turn these claims around more quickly. I accept the problem raised by the Chair. The Department is aware of it and we will take what steps we can to ensure the people providing these services are paid more quickly.
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