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

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 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 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 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.

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.

The report examines ex-gratia payments totaling €1.425 million paid by the Department of Social Protection to 56 social welfare branch managers in 2022.

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.

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.