Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
154. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the length of time signing slips are kept by her Department for persons working part time and claiming a social welfare payment; if these slips are routinely destroyed at any point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45978/14]
View answerSigning dockets completed by part-time workers are currently retained by my Department for up to seven years. This policy is under review as a consequence of the introduction of new scanning technology arrangements which allow for the capture and storage of scanned images which lessens the requirement to retain paper-based documentation over longer periods of time.
