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 Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. McKeon and his team and indeed all the witnesses. At the outset, Mr. McKeon paid tribute to his own staff particularly during the pandemic and the way in which they adapted very quickly and payments were made. I concur with that. I have said it before and I will say again that the public service turned services into payment on the head of a pin. It assisted the public in a very short period of time, and we cannot forget that. I agree with Mr. McKeon on that. Regarding the overall staffing level for his Department, how many members of staff does he have within the Department currently?

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