Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments
11:30 am
Mr. John McKeon:
The issue is that there are two different conditions associated with the payment. One involves a two-week duration for somebody who is self-isolating and the other involves a period of ten weeks for somebody who is diagnosed. Therefore, we need to identify and account for them separately. The system is very straightforward; it is online. The certificate comes in from the doctors online. If there are any difficulties, the Deputy should contact me.