John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to rent supplement, the figure I have for estimated fraud is 2.9%. The rent supplement survey established that cases paid directly to the client had an 18% rate of fraud and error while those paid to a nominated person, in other words, the landlord, had a 10% rate of fraud and error. Has the Department considered making that payment directly to the landlord to minimise that differential as a condition of the scheme?