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
1:15 pm
Ms Niamh O'Donoghue:
When the community welfare officers came from the HSE they became part of, and reported into, the local management structure within the Department. The fact that there seemed to be a problem or divergence was identified and investigated and it became clear it was substantial.