Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Would Ms Faughnan consider engaging in a sting operation, such as what Deputy Brendan Ryan stated, and visiting some landlords to see what they are suggesting to people? The fraud level, at 2.4%, is low; clients may not be ripping off the Department, but there is fraud in the sense that the documentation landlords and tenants are signing does not mention a top-up payment. I suggest publicity on the possibility fraud is one approach to take. Since the change in the caps, those who have been paying have had to top up the top-up payment, which is putting them in dire straits because there is no alternative available for them.