Written answers

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Fraud

5:00 pm

Photo of Mary UptonMary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings on social welfare fraud that would have to be made in order to restore in full the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients. [16998/09]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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It is estimated that the payment of a full Christmas Bonus of 100% would cost over €220 million this year. The Department has already set an ambitious target for control savings this year of over €580 million and it would not be possible to secure further savings of the magnitude required to meet the cost of a Christmas bonus.

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