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Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims

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Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse.

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ireland
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Error, evasion and fraud
Governance and administration

Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims

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Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse.

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ireland
Topics
Error, evasion and fraud
Governance and administration

Fraud and error surveys - Ireland

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The Department of Social Protection undertakes fraud and error surveys to identify the level of risk associated with particular schemes. The surveys highlight the risk of non-compliance with the rules of the schemes being surveyed at a particular point in time. The survey results allow the Department to target the scheme, and its particular risk areas, for stronger control measures, where necessary, to minimise the level of future risk.

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ireland
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Error, evasion and fraud
Document Type

Ireland: New CMO will review Social Protection assessment service

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Irish Medical Times (22.02.2017) The next Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Social Protection will be required to contribute to a major transformation process in relation to access, assessment for and review of entitlement to illness payments, as well as to help address capacity deficits, IMT reports.

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ireland
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Health
Governance and administration

Irish take big step towards divestment

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Corporate Knights (21.03.2017) A bill requiring Ireland’s €8 billion sovereign wealth fund to divest itself of all coal, oil and gas holdings moved one step closer to ratification after passing a second stage reading in the Irish lower house of parliament in January.

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ireland
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Investment
Financing