Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, nobody condones social welfare fraud but it is a question of how much social welfare fraud there is in the system. There is a hell of a difference between €530 million, which appeared on the side of every bus I saw in 2016, and the actual figure of €41 million. The Minister said there will be an emphasis on bogus self-employment. Will there be a separate and increased number of staff allocated by the Department to focus on bogus self-employment as a result of this? Will that be part of the new strategy?

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