asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of moneys sought to be recovered by way of prosecutions or otherwise by his Department for abuse of the social welfare code for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
11.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Code.
10.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of prosecutions for abuses of the social welfare code for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; and the number of prosecutions in the years 1973, 1974 and 1975 which were dismissed at the conclusion of the individual proceedings.
12.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons fined, and the amount of the fines in each case, for abuses of the social welfare code for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
13.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of moneys recovered, arising from abuses of the social welfare code, for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
14.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give a detailed statement of the number of prosecutions for abuses of the social welfare code under all the various headings of entitlement for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
15.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the numbers of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for abuses of the social welfare code and the length of the term of imprisonment in each case for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 together and, as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, to circulate it with the Official Report. Following is the statement:
|
Abuses relating to Year |
Number of Prosecutions |
Number of dismissals |
Number of persons fined and amount of fines |
Number of persons sentenced to terms of imprisonment and length of terms |
Amount sought to be recovered |
Amount recovered |
|
Disability Benefit |
£ |
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|
Year 1973 |
7 |
1 |
5:2 @ £1; 2 @ £6; 1 @ £8 |
— |
||
|
1974 |
3 |
— |
1 @ £10 |
2:1 of 3 months suspended; 1 of 2 months suspended |
||
|
1955 |
4 |
— |
1 @ £6 |
— |
||
|
Unemployment Benefit |
||||||
|
Year 1973 |
67 |
6 |
48 totalling £363, ranging from £1 to £30 |
2:1 of 3 months suspended; 1 of 2 months not suspended |
||
|
1974 |
31 |
— |
30 totalling £405.50, ranging from 50p to £60 |
— |
||
|
1975 |
10 |
2 |
6 totalling £49, ranging from £3 to £15 |
2:1 of 14 days suspended; 1 of 1 month suspended |
||
|
Unemployment Assistance |
||||||
|
Year 1973 |
11 |
1 |
7 totalling £87, ranging from £2 to £24 |
— |
||
|
1974 |
9 |
— |
4 totalling £66 ranging from £10 to £21 |
— |
||
|
1975 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension |
||||||
|
Year 1973 |
1 |
— |
1 @ £2 |
— |
||
|
1974 |
1 |
— |
1 @ £5 |
— |
||
|
1975 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Children's Allowances |
||||||
|
Year 1973 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
1974 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
1975 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Payment of employment contributions |
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|
Year 1973 |
324 (a) |
3 |
274 totalling £1,515-50 |
— |
||
|
1974 |
349 (a) |
13 |
306 totalling £1,989-50 |
— |
||
|
1975 |
192 (a) |
— |
177 totalling £1,231-00 |
— |
||
|
Totals: |
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|
Year 1973 |
410 |
11 |
335 totalling £1,989-50 |
2 |
Not available |
1,095,000 (b) |
|
1974 |
394 |
13 |
342 totalling £2,476-00 |
2 |
947,000 (b) |
|
|
1975 |
208 |
2 |
184 totalling £1,286-00 |
2 |
1,770,000 (b) |
(a)In addition to prosecution for offences, civil proceedings for recovery of arrears were also heard as follows: 1973— 255, of which one was dismissed; 1974—199 (no dismissals); 1975—147 (no dismissals).
(b)These figures relate to the financial years 1973-74, 1974 (9 months); and 1975.