Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 May 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 10 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 11 - Control of Supplementary Welfare Allowances
Chapter 12 - Farm Assist
Social Insurance Fund 2013

10:00 am

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Let us go back to the figures again. I am looking at administrative costs for individual boards. Some are in the single digits at 5%, 6% or 7%, while others, in small counties where one might not expect it, are running at 30% or 22%. Should the Citizens Information Board answer that question? This information came from Ms O'Donoghue's Department. Is she concerned that there is such a difference in some counties in terms of costs?