Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
9:30 am
Mr. John McKeon:
Just under 60% are working blended hours and 40% are working physically in the office. That varies, obviously. Each year we run an application process for people to apply for the blended hours. It is currently 58%; last year it was 60%. It might go back up to 60% this year or next year or it might go back down to 56%. We will see. It is relatively new. However, it has gone from about 60% to 58%.