Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 16 - Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 17 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 18 - Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 19 - Domiciliary Care Allowance
Chapter 20 - Invalidity Pension
Social Insurance Fund Annual Accounts 2012

12:15 pm

Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:

Indeed, but the Deputy would be aware that there is a huge range on the autism spectrum which is part of the reason why the Minister set up the review process, which involved parents and representatives from the different advocacy groups, in terms of trying to work out processes that were seen to be more transparent and fairer. As the Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out, we are putting those recommendations in place.