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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is there a practical reason for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: So it is not the case that the claimant pays it back. The Department directly accesses it from the compensator.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That makes sense. I was wondering why it is not a self-declared situation like other revenues. What is the role of the Revenue in that process? Does it have any role?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We have discussed compensators. How many bodies are we talking about?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Which is between ten and 12.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is the State included in that, given it pays compensation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to follow up on Deputy Murphy's point about asking either the courts, PIAB or the compensators themselves to move to a position where they are more explicit about the payments and about whether they are classified as income forgone or just not classified at all. The witnesses mentioned the UK experience and it changing in 2014 to all compensation being up for recovery-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is fine and Mr. McKeon might check that. My question was whether that resulted in a significant increase in compensation retrieved or moneys paid back. That is the material question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: The witnesses talked about where that process has not worked according to the way it is set out. Will they expand on that a little? I am interested in particular in where there are legal interactions with compensators or PIAB and in what those legal costs are.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not mean to cut across Ms Leonard, but is she saying that where the system does not work, it is because the compensator has not stated a loss of earnings and not because it has not reported?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Ms Leonard is confident that is happening.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Can I get an answer on legal costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I get all that, but is the Department accruing legal costs in this process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Does the Department have a timeline for that review?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We have received apologies from Deputy Mairéad Farrell. I propose to go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Fair enough. I sit on the health committee and am concerned about Sláintecare. Mr. Barnes brought up the legibility of what is happening. We consistently ask the HSE - and this relates to the issue around staffing and what is really happening - what functions are devolved and being devolved and what impact that has on budgets. What is the witnesses' understanding of the functions of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (7 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance the definition of "market failure" for the purposes of the retail banking review report; the criteria in his view that would constitute market failure in the retail banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61119/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (7 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance where responsibility lies in the Retail Banking Review Report for recommendations referring to ‘the retail banking sector’; the way that these actions will be assessed; if there will be any consequences for failure to achieve these actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for when the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems and the recommendations originating from the same will be brought to Government for its consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons invited by the National Screening Service to partake in BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the percentage of invitees accepted their invitation in tabular form. [60670/22]