Data covering a six-year period shows suspected fraud arises most frequently in jobseekers claims
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said his department made overpayments totalling €24m in cases involving suspected fraud. Photograph: iStock
Mr Geoghegan said the figures highlight the “ongoing challenge” of social welfare fraud, with about 1,000 more suspected cases reported last year compared to 2023. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment , introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, accounted for 7 per cent of suspected fraud cases in 2021, and 10 per cent the following year.
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