Over €80m in social welfare payments were reclaimed by the state last year.
The money was taken off around 115,000 people.
The Department of Social Protection also launched almost 6,300 investigations into welfare fraud in 2022 - with four people jailed for the crime.
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There's a call on the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure a strong NPHET-style approach to accommodating refugees.
Labour Leader Ivana Bacik's made the call, saying Government needs to do a lot more proactively to counter the disinformation and myths that are spreading.
It comes after a large anti-immigration protest was held outside Finglas Garda Station in Dublin on Wednesday night.
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The cost of the new Children's Hospital looks set to rise again.
The board of the National Children’s Hospital believes it will have to pay out 54 million to BAM, the main contractor, to cover the cost of rising construction inflation.
The children’s hospital is the biggest single health infrastructure project in the history of the state.
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The cost of the new Children's Hospital looks set to rise again.
The board of the National Children’s Hospital believes it will have to pay out 54 million to BAM, the main contractor, to cover the cost of rising construction inflation.
The children’s hospital is the biggest single health infrastructure project in the history of the state.
