Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the crackdown on fraud, Ms O'Donoghue spoke about the work of the Garda within the Department as well. I would like to hear about the measures taken because when there is an upturn, small business people who are operating legitimately are paying their taxes, expenses, VAT and rates but if people in the black economy are undercutting or undermining them and also claiming benefits, that is hurting the overall economy as well. Ms O'Donoghue referred in her opening statement to the Department's vigilance in tackling fraudulent activity and the importance of enhancing systems to address it. Could she speak to some of those measures the Department is undertaking in terms of underground deployment in order to stamp out such activity as the economy improves?