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

10:35 am

Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:

In an organisation in which we have close on 7,000 staff, this represents an extremely small number. I can assure the Deputy that in any instance of misappropriation, it is fully investigated and action is taken against the individual and the moneys are recouped.