268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of persons convicted of welfare fraud who have dependents and children; the way in which plans to reduce welfare payments for those convicted of fraud, as outlined by him on 9 May 2017, will affect such persons; his views on whether these measures will create unnecessary deprivation for dependents of those convicted of fraud for the sake of being punitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22968/17]

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268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of persons convicted of welfare fraud who have dependents and children; the way in which plans to reduce welfare payments for those convicted of fraud, as outlined by him on 9 May 2017, will affect such persons; his views on whether these measures will create unnecessary deprivation for dependents of those convicted of fraud for the sake of being punitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22968/17]

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