Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms
9:00 am
Mr. John McKeon:
No, it is actually outcomes-driven. When one looks at the best outcomes across a huge range and body of research all over the world, the best outcomes are for people to get back into employment as quickly as possible. That carries forward into their long-term employment and earning prospects.