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This report focuses on the the management of international protection accommodation contracts including whether sufficient due diligence checks are carried out on accommodation providers in advance of contracting.

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 any other social welfare payment regularity issues arising in the year.

This chapter examines the processes the Department of Social Protection has put in place to address the risk of misclassification of employment status for individuals for PRSI purposes.

This chapter examines the trends arising from redundancy and insolvency payment schemes and assess the Department’s debt management, recovery and write-off processes for these schemes.

This report examines how the rapid build housing programme for the delivery of housing units to accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection has performed against targets.

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 any other social welfare payment regularity issues arising in the year.

This chapter examines the structure and control environment of the Job Initiative scheme and assesses the Department of Social Protection's strategy to wind down the scheme.

This chapter examines the Department of Social Protection controls in place to monitor and appropriately fund the Free Travel scheme, through review of access to the scheme, use of the scheme and payment to free travel operators.

This chapter reviews the use of the Revenue real-time lookup system by the Department of Social Protection. This real-time payroll data is used as part of social welfare means and income assessments for claim applications and renewals and to identify any discrepancies in means.

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.