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:
Not that I am aware of. The payments to the local employment service have been pretty steady at approximately €20 million over the past number of years. We are starting procurement as we speak to expand the local employment service. Next year, the expenditure will increase by approximately €6 million. We are expanding the local employment service at the moment.