# Social Welfare
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Court
Mother-of-four who stole €100,000 in fraudulent social welfare payments sentenced to 10 months
25 Jan 2018
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extra extra
Christmas bonus to be paid to more than 1.2 million social welfare recipients this week
27 Nov 2017
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thank christ
Election or no election, the Christmas bonus will still be paid next week
24 Nov 2017
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Welfare Fraud
Man who stole €76,000 in welfare payments while running a successful courier business avoids jail
10 Oct 2017
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fiver friday
All weekly social welfare payments to increase by a fiver from March
10 Oct 2017
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FACTCHECK
FactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?
4 Oct 2017
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Extortion
Man with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending money on dating sites
5 Sep 2017
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wherefore art thou
It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?
3 Sep 2017
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PSC
Data Protection Commissioner calls for transparency over Public Services Card
30 Aug 2017
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moo idea
Social welfare recipients to earn extra cash filling dairy farm worker shortage
3 Aug 2017
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cis
Social welfare issues made up almost half of queries to Citizens Information last year
13 Jul 2017
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think all social welfare fraudsters should be named and shamed?
6 Jul 2017
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Benefit Fraud
Change to Leo's campaign: Only those convicted of fraud over €5,000 to have names published
5 Jul 2017
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Circuit Criminal Court
Woman who committed €31,000 worth of welfare fraud sentenced to community service
30 Jun 2017
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On the rise
An extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of 'Cheats' campaign
24 Jun 2017
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stephen keary
Limerick mayor hopeful under fire for comments on immigrants claiming social welfare
16 Jun 2017
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CREATIVE IRELAND
Writers and artists will now find it a lot easier to get social welfare
12 Jun 2017
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Profile
From poisoned chalice to top of the table, is Leo Varadkar now destined to be Taoiseach?
2 Jun 2017
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carry the one
Leo's department said there was only one identity fraud case this year but there's actually been 11
31 May 2017
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Welfare Cheats
Most people support Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud campaign - poll
31 May 2017
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missing welfare payments
An Post agent who cheated pensioners out of their welfare with 'cock and bull story' avoids jail
18 May 2017
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name and shame
Every three months, the government will publish the names and addresses of welfare fraudsters
9 May 2017
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Welfare Cheats
Reports of suspected social welfare fraud double after launch of advertising campaign
5 May 2017
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Benefit Fraud
'Welfare cheats cheat us all': New campaign wants public to blow the whistle on welfare fraud
18 Apr 2017
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Computer Says No
Thousands of families to lose out on money for childcare as Revenue can't give data to government
12 Apr 2017
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shopping spree
'Any young girl on social welfare like me would have done what I did'
4 Apr 2017
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Ghost Estates
Investigation: What is Nama doing to help increase social housing supply?
30 Jan 2017
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family visit
Ireland's maternity benefit now helps migrants who want to travel home
30 Jan 2017
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Looking for a home
'It's soul-destroying, like going for a job interview once a week and every time you don’t get it'
30 Jan 2017
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Social Welfare
Varadkar says lone parents can earn more under measure that kicks in today
5 Jan 2017
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Christmas Bonus
Social welfare Christmas bonus for 1.2 million people to be paid this week
28 Nov 2016
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