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

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9:00 am

Mr. John McKeon:

To get to the Deputy's point, undoubtedly, some of the appeals are successful because the deciding officer got the decisions wrong at the first instance, even with all the information. That would be a very small percentage of overall claims.

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