Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

That is why we have clamped down on the activities of such individuals. That is why the Bill contains new measures which will assist the Department in combating fraud.

We have ensured that we will do whatever is necessary to work with agencies in this and other jurisdictions to combat fraud because, after all, taxpayers' money is at stake.

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