Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund

9:00 am

Mr. John McKeon:

I will answer that question but I want to say something else before I answer it. When the Deputy talks about 57% of appeals being successful, that has to be looked at in the context of closer to 1% of claims are appealed so 85% of claims-----