Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 December 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

9:30 am

Mr. John McKeon:

These are the only schemes or contracted services and I would have to check that point, to be sure. I am not aware of other of our services that are not actually tendered for. The community employment services and Tús are, for example, in a different situation because in those situations the client is still paid directly by the Department, although it is channelled through the community employment, CE, supervisors and the sponsors. We have not, therefore, sought advice on those schemes and we do not intend to.