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Welfare Fraud
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Man jailed for three-and-a-half years after claiming dead parents' pensions for over 30 years
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Welfare Fraud
Man who stole €76,000 in welfare payments while running a successful courier business avoids jail
10 Oct 2017
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An extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of 'Cheats' campaign
24 Jun 2017
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FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Did the government really save €500 million due to reported welfare fraud last year?
18 Jun 2017
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carry the one
Leo's department said there was only one identity fraud case this year but there's actually been 11
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crackdown
Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud measures labelled as 'a solo run' and 'a hate campaign'
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name and shame
Every three months, the government will publish the names and addresses of welfare fraudsters
9 May 2017
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FRAUDULENT CLAIM
Woman who claimed over €100k in welfare fraud 'used it to pay off son's drug debt'
8 May 2017
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Poll: Would you report someone you suspected of welfare fraud?
5 May 2017
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Voices
Welfare cheat?: 'I have an acquaintance who claimed the dole. There was no other way to afford university'
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Philadelphia
Life sentence for woman who kept disabled people in a 'dungeon' and collected their welfare
6 Nov 2015
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68-year-old man arrested in Mayo over substantial social welfare fraud
15 Oct 2014
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Welfare
Fraud on Jobseekers' Allowance cost the State €2.68 million a week in 2013
26 Sep 2014
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fraudsters
FLAC says new welfare strategy should target department errors - not just fraud
24 Apr 2014
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Budget 2014
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16 Oct 2013
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need to know
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Facial recognition on the way for social welfare claimants
29 Dec 2012
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Prison
101 prisoners claimed social welfare despite being behind bars this year
10 Jun 2012
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18 Feb 2012
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5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
16 Feb 2012
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Voices
Column: That €600m we can save by tackling welfare fraud? It doesn’t exist
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Unemployment group welcomes Budget’s freeze for welfare rates
14 Nov 2011
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Identity Cards
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6 Oct 2011
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Welfare
Joan Burton launches crackdown on 'unfair' welfare fraud
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Is the social welfare fraud probe a good idea?
15 Aug 2011
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