Regina Doherty to continue Dept of Social Protection crusade on welfare fraud

The newly appointed Minister for Social Protection and Employment, Regina Doherty, said she will be following through with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's mission to clamp down on welfare cheats.

Regina Doherty to continue Dept of Social Protection crusade on welfare fraud

The newly appointed Minister for Social Protection and Employment, Regina Doherty, said she will be following through with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's mission to clamp down on welfare cheats.

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast, Ms Doherty said "anybody who's claiming money that they shouldn't be claiming that would deny other people who should be claiming the money is obviously going to be a priority".

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