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The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection conducts post claim approval reviews referred to as "control reviews" to ensure compliance with conditions for receipt of welfare payment. This chapter examines the Departments performance in implementing said reviews.

Revenues from taxation and other charges represent the primary source of State funding. However, the State has borrowed substantially to supplement its income from those sources. This Chapter outlines the trend and composition of the government debt and the cost of debt service.

This report examined a scheme which supports the acquisition by local authorities of land for social and affordable housing.

This chapter documents details in relation to the level of irregularity of social welfare payments and how the department assesses and estimates this level of irregularity

This chapter examines the actions taken by Revenue in recent years to tackle the issue of fuel laundering and the cost to the State in taxes forgone as a result.

This chapter looked at the results of the interventions carried out by Revenue and reviewed a sample of closed cases to ascertain if a standard audit approach was being applied and it considered whether there was a clear recorded basis for the settlements reached in the cases reviewed.

This chapter reviews Revenue’s approach to monitoring and managing taxpayer compliance including an analysis of the database used by Revenue to record audit activity and a review of trends in the numbers of taxpayers prosecuted and the related outcomes.

Revenues from taxation and other charges represent the primary source of State funding, but the State also borrows substantially to supplement annual funding. This report outlines the trend and composition of the Government Debt and the cost of debt service.

This chapter documents details in relation to the level of irregularity of social welfare payments and how the department assesses and estimates this level of irregularity.

This chapter details payment irregularities discovered in schools in relation to the School Meals Scheme.