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This chapter examines the findings from an actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund, including the projections for revenue and expenditure to 2076 and the assumptions used in that review.
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The chapter examines the trends in the value of overpayment debt raised by the Department of Social Protection, the processes to detect overpayments, staff compliance with internal guidance, and managing the debt of deceased claimants.
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This chapter examines the processes of the Dept. of Social Protection for the recovery of welfare overpayment debt, of which almost €500 million was outstanding in December 2022. It also examines the trends in the value of overpayments recovered or written off in recent years.
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SocietyThe report examines ex-gratia payments totalling €1.425 million paid by the Department of Social Protection to 56 social welfare branch managers in 2022.
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This chapter examines the results of control surveys of social support payments by the Department of Social Protection, whether the level of irregular payment to claimants is material, and the impact of Covid-19 on the scheme controls.
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The report reviews management of stock in the Defence Forces providing an update on the 2014 review of inventory management (Dunning Report). It includes recommendations on the report implementation, coding, the stock policy, operation of stores and the disposal of stock items.
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This report provides an overview of the cyber security self-assessment form developed & published by the National Cyber Security Centre of the Dept. of Environment, Climate & Communications. The report sets out user experience from the application of the...
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This report reviews the systems in place for the timely issuance of passports, with a particular focus on performance monitoring and reporting arrangements, including performance metrics for the issuance of passports.
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This report examines the impact on the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) of the misclassification of workers, by reviewing the guidance in place to determine employment status, the extent of self-employment in the economy and compliance activity undertaken by the Department of...
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The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awardsSocietyUnder a 2014 statutory instrument, the Department is entitled to recover the certain benefit and assistance payments provided to an individual who subsequently receives a compensation award for those injuries. This report examines the operation of the scheme and the extent of...
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This chapter examines the results of control surveys of social support payments by the Department of Social Protection and the impact of Covid-19 on the scheme controls.
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The chapter provides an overview of funds flowing from central government to local authorities, and the purpose for which those funds have been provided including funding in relation to Covid-19 supports.
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The report provides an overview of the cost of direct responses to Covid-19 or its impacts by the relevant government departments. The figures include costs incurred on support schemes or direct spending on Covid-19 responses in the year to end February 2021.
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Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures represents the first overarching national children’s policy framework covering the age ranges spanning children and young people (0 – 24 years). It adopts a whole of Government approach and will be underpinned by a number of constituent...
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Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes the Census 2006 results as interactive tables, compiled reports, community profiles, population maps and boundary files.
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Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes the Census 2011 results as interactive tables, compiled reports, community profiles, population maps and boundary files.