Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection

11:30 am

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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How many staff are allocated for the job? Does the Minister agree that much wastage of expenditure falling under the heading of fraud is in reality errors in the system, where somebody in the Department makes a mistake? What is the breakdown of errors and genuine fraud?