asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of officials in his Department, or person-years, involved in the task of checking and validating the social insurance records of insured.
Written Answers. - Social Insurance Records Personnel.
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Among the administrative staff of the Department of Social Welfare who are engaged in maintaining and updating the insurance records of insured persons, the equivalent of 43 are involved in checking and validation work on insurance records.
In the inspection branch of the Department, the equivalent of 72 officers, mainly in the field, are surveying and inspecting employers' PRSI records, ensuring that they reflect the true position and that accurate PRSI returns are being made to the Collector General's Office of the Revenue Commissioners.