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The report examined the circumstances giving rise to the cancellation of 2,785 fixed charge penalty notices with an estimated combined value of €446,000 which were cancelled in 2025 arising from two events. The related penalty points were also cancelled.

This chapter examines the results of control surveys of social support payment scheme and the methodology used. It also examines whether the level of irregular payment to claimants is material and other social welfare payment regularity issues arising in the year.

This report examines whether the Department of Education and Youth has implemented an adequate system of control to manage and safeguard per capita grant payments to schools, and allow it to prevent and detect errors or irregularities in a timely manner.

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 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 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 report assesses controls in place over the charging, billing and receipting of policing non-public duty events. It also examines cost recovery policy and procedures and how they are applied.

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 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.