Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund

9:00 am

Ms Mary Hurley:

The Department is very clear to local authorities. A ministerial direction issued with regard to the equitable operation of the transfer list. The lists are a matter locally for the local authority. The desire is that as many people move off the transfer list, we will see increased numbers as increased delivery happens over the coming years? In 2014, there were more than 400 houses built. We know that this year ten times that number will be built. We will see much more supply. Many more transfers will happen. The Deputy can take it that-----