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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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Regarding the sustainability of these packages, how is the Department managing the ageing demographic? Is there work being undertaken in this area? Do Mr. McKeon and Ms Leonard see any issues into the future around the sustainability of these?

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I want to move on to the-----

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Regarding the social welfare appeals office, I would like an explanation of the timeframe for appeals to be processed. This is a significant concern for applicants who are waiting weeks and months to hear what their appeal will reveal. What is the current timeframe for appeals to be processed?

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Is that something that needs to be addressed?

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Do people have to request an oral hearing in those cases?

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: When will these regulations be in place?

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 (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: What about additional resources if a quicker turnaround time is being sought?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: The basis of this correspondence relates to the sports committee's engagement with the FAI before Christmas, and our engagement with representatives of the FAI about undeclared payments to its CEO, Jonathan Hill. During our engagement there were some gaps in the description of how these payments came about. There were certainly witnesses, who were not present, who could have answered...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: In regard to the public services account for 2022, could the C and AG give us an overview of what is contained within chapter 18? When we go into an engagement with the HSE, the area of discussion becomes a huge animal and it is very hard to pin down issues of focus. A big issue that always comes up in my area is around buildings, estates and capital projects. Is that included in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: On the Department of Justice’s appearance before the PAC, I suggest that another area of special focus be the International Protection Office, IPO. It is starting to ramp up activity in processing asylum seekers and refugees. Maybe that is something to prepare the Department of Justice for. What is the status of the accounts of Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2022 and when will they...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I welcome all our guests. I wish to continue the discussion on concerns around the use of SLAPPS. In recent days, there was a high-profile case in the High Court in Belfast. I would like to get an understanding of the significance of that judgment and the implications it may have for freelance journalists and broadcasters across Northern Ireland and Ireland. A judge said that the case had...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I will ask Mr. Dooley about the significance of this judgment for his members.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Does Mr. Dooley feel that the fact the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman do not have financial compensation makes them unsuitable for complaints?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I ask Ms McKay how the campaign for public figures, including politicians, to use the alternative redress scheme is going.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I have a question about the expansion of the remit to online publications. How does the Office of the Press Ombudsman and the Press Council of Ireland intend to adapt its code of practice and the complaints handling process to deal with online media and publications?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I mean the unique challenges that will be presented.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: My final question concerns qualified privilege in defamation cases. What does that entail and what impact does it have on cases that are presented to the Office of the Press Ombudsman and the Press Council of Ireland?