Non-national fraud 'worrying'

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Friday October 19 2007

THE RATE of welfare fraud among non-nationals is "worrying" and must be addressed before Ireland is seen as "the soft touch of Europe".

Fraud perpetrated by non-nationals is 14pc of the total here, and it is costing Irish taxpayers "the considerable sum" of €31.6m, according to the Labour Party.

Before Ireland extends further entitlements to them, the Government must "ensure the system is robust and that it cannot be defrauded", Labour's Roisin Shortall said.

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