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Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is a historical issue. The records might not have been good so some of those debts might not be collectable.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have had a few major floods this year in Donegal and Mountmellick in County Laois. Could the Department send us a report on its assistance? I know the Department would have had a temporary office in Mountmellick for a few days. Now we are relying on the social welfare officer to keep the rest of it afloat so could the Department send us a note on that? My last question concerns the...

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: We all know that there is a tremendous exchange of information between Revenue and the witnesses. People are receiving letters stating DIRT returns have been found by Revenue which is well able to chase people in Ireland, England and other jurisdictions on a payment they should not have been claiming when they had money on deposit. There is, therefore, a top-class exchange of information....

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: It needs to be tidied up. On behalf of the other members of the committee, I thank the witnesses from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for participating in the meeting and the material supplied. We have no problem and will wait to receive the outstanding documents. There is general appreciation of the quality...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banks insert into all mortgage-to-rent agreements that the bank or financial institution can come back to the person who participates in the scheme for the balance of the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52340/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Publication (7 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Supplementary Estimates for public services for 2017 published to date; the EU and national rules regarding the provision of funding for Supplementary Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52339/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions Levy (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the public service pension reduction is payable by members of An Garda Síochána who have worked their full years service and continue to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an index linking to current pay rates for retired members of An Garda Síochána on pensions to recent national pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding pensions paid to retired members of An Garda Síochána and the impact of recent pay agreements on those below pensions of €32,500 and above €32,500, respectively; if his attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties of persons on the lower fixed pensions; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Administration (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52078/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if superannuation deductions are payable in respect of serving members of An Garda Síochána who have completed the maximum years of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51776/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transport Support Scheme (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 310. To ask the Minister for Health when the new transport support scheme will be introduced for persons who require assistance in respect of the old motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an educational information officer to help an organisation (details supplied) with its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 467. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided to County Laois for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 541. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the difficult financial situation members of the Defence Forces are in, in particular in circumstances in which there are young families, due to the low pay and difficulty in making ends meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51467/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined this morning by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to the committee. He is accompanied today by Mahin Fitzpatrick. Apologies have been received from Deputy Shane Cassells. We will sign off on the minutes of the recent meeting at next week's meeting. Members have a list of correspondence in front of them. Before I get into the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will now move on to the correspondence received. The first item, 950A, is the briefing document from the Revenue Commissioners' liaison officer for today's meeting. We will note and publish it. Item 956A, correspondence from Niall Cody, chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, is his opening statement. We will note and publish it. Correspondence category B is correspondence from...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are still waiting for that second portion-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will conclude this topic. We can hold off. However, I think everyone is agreed that in the meantime we will forward this to the commission of investigation because it is relevant to its work and it would be improper of the Committee of Public Accounts to sit on information that may be relevant without forwarding it. It does not mean we are not coming back to it, but we will forward it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: I take the Deputy's point completely.