Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion
Mr. John McKeon:
That is where having the public representative as the advocate has obvious benefits. We take on board all that has been said. We will take it back. The public consultation will be open until the end of May. We will be revising the draft regulations to some extent on the basis of the feedback today, subject to advice from the Parliamentary Counsel and so on. I think we have most of the committee's recommendations but it could provide a report or written communication. That is entirely a matter for the committee. I do not think we have any huge difficulty with anything that has been recommended by committee members today. The Minister, if she were here, would be cheerleading much of what the committee has been saying.
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