Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011

11:55 am

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I welcome Ms O'Donoghue and her colleagues. I will refer to two areas. Ms O'Donoghue has said there are three main functions - delivery of income support, activation and control of fraud. On the issue of fraud, any system must give the appearance of being fair. How much was recovered in 2012 in the investigation of fraud?