Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-16
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

This is ultimately taxpayers' money. As the Deputy will know from the published reports, there have been very large overpayments of the PUP and there has also been fraud related to it. This is taxpayers' money and we must ensure we minimise that. Among the checks and controls is asking people to show evidence that they were self-employed. Anyone who is self-employed makes PRSI class S contributions and should be able to show that-----

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Sitting date: 2021-12-16