174. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the recovery of social welfare payments which have been found to have been fraudulently procured from her Department; the moneys that have been recovered since she took office; her views on the effectiveness of the introduction of biometric public service cards in stamping out fraudulent claims; the inroads that have been made with regard to the setting up of the new Garda unit within her Department; if this unit is now fully operational; the level of access to public service records this unit will be afforded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40253/14]

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174. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the recovery of social welfare payments which have been found to have been fraudulently procured from her Department; the moneys that have been recovered since she took office; her views on the effectiveness of the introduction of biometric public service cards in stamping out fraudulent claims; the inroads that have been made with regard to the setting up of the new Garda unit within her Department; if this unit is now fully operational; the level of access to public service records this unit will be afforded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40253/14]

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