Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 January 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund

9:30 am

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious of time but I thought it was important to ask Mr. McKeon to respond to a consistent suggestion that is made. The Karshan case was a significant departure. Employment law is a very established body of law. The Karshan case was a departure, particularly with regard to obligations. It would be important for the Department to assess the implications of that as quickly as possible, and perhaps have a future opportunity to come back to the committee on it.

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