Woman flew regularly to Ireland to collect welfare payments totalling €10k

Accused claimed one-parent family allowance but did not live in Ireland

The court was told the accused had once been entitled to the payment but continued to claim after she left the country.

A woman who flew regularly to Ireland for the purpose of collecting a social welfare payment did not stop until she was arrested for stealing more than €10,000 in payments.

She was claiming a one-parent family payment to which she was not entitled because she was not resident in Ireland.