Vol. 467 No. 7
319 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of prosecutions processed by the courts in each of the years 1994 and 1995; the number of cases under consideration for prosecution within his Department in regard to overpayments of social insurance and social assistance. [14471/96]
All cases involving fraud or abuse of the social welfare system are examined with a view to initiating legal proceedings.
The number of prosecutions finalised in court in 1994 was 59 and 57 in 1995. There are 81 cases of social insurance and social assistance overpayment casescurrently under consideration for prosecution by the Department.
