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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: We love pearls of wisdom.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: Teachta McDonald has asked if we could consider this as part of our work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: This issue is not about ConnectIreland and the information we sought had nothing to do with ConnectIreland. The questions I asked were on the annual employment survey and how it arrived at the figures for how many IDA Ireland sponsored jobs had been created. In its response, it gives a very detailed breakdown of the verification process used by IDA Ireland in respect of grants. That is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: I will do that and I will have it for tomorrow.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: It is an estimate.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: That relates to RTÉ, but separately, there is an awful lot of outsourcing going on also. Some of this will be relevant to the hearings we had this morning, where some services are outsourced. In circumstances where some services by a Department are outsourced to organisations I imagine there would have to be service level agreements in place. If it concerns substantial amounts like...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: JobPath is one example. I believe that €71 million was outsourced there to two companies. Are these companies audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General? I imagine they are not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)
David Cullinane: Are service level agreements in place?
- 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) David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. McKeon and his team. On pages two and three of his opening statement, Mr. McKeon mentioned fraud and error several times. I know some of this was dealt with earlier. Unfortunately, I had a media interview so I missed some of that. Apologies if I repeat any of the questions. Mr. McKeon is ultimately responsible as the Accounting Officer, but which of his colleagues has...
- 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) David Cullinane: I might come to Ms Stack at some point. On page three, Mr. McKeon refers to the overall fraud and error level, with the net level being 2%. Was that in 2016?
- 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) David Cullinane: It is over a five-year period. The witness went on to refer to the range being somewhere 0.5% and 5%. Is that correct?
- 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) David Cullinane: However, it is the range. The average is 2% but the range is between 0.5% and 5% over 13 different schemes.
- 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) David Cullinane: The outlier was farm assist, which was 10.4%. However, the rest are between 0.5% and 5%, by and large.
- 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) David Cullinane: Can Mr. McKeon give us a breakdown of those 13 schemes and what the percentages are?
- 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) David Cullinane: I do not need the witness to talk about the schemes. Focus only on the figures.
- 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) David Cullinane: Can we get this up on the screen?
- 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) David Cullinane: The range is somewhere between 0.5 % and 5% but the average is 2%. It is noted that the Comptroller and Auditor General sees the 2% figure as material - in other words, it is enough to merit attention. However, the witness makes the point that in international comparison, it is not out of kilter. Can I have a breakdown then? The percentages are on the right-hand side.
- 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) David Cullinane: In these 13 different areas, what is the breakdown of what is fraud and what is error in the net figures?
- 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) David Cullinane: I do not want approximate figures Mr. McKeon, I want accurate figures.
- 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) David Cullinane: Yes, for each scheme.