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
12:25 pm
Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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There is a lot of criticism that there are desktop appeals being examined by medical assessors. They are making decisions that are different from those of specialists in the area who have actually met the child and recommended extra care and attention for him or her. Despite this, it seems to be-----