39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of research carried out by his Department into the savings expected to be made as a result of the current welfare fraud campaign; if, in view of the fact that only 21% of identified overpayments made by his Department in 2015 were actually fraudulent as opposed to claims and payments made in error and that in the past four years overpayments due to error on the part of claimants and departmental staff have cost more than fraud, his views on whether his campaign should focus more on reducing errors on the part of both the claimant and departmental staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/17]

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39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of research carried out by his Department into the savings expected to be made as a result of the current welfare fraud campaign; if, in view of the fact that only 21% of identified overpayments made by his Department in 2015 were actually fraudulent as opposed to claims and payments made in error and that in the past four years overpayments due to error on the part of claimants and departmental staff have cost more than fraud, his views on whether his campaign should focus more on reducing errors on the part of both the claimant and departmental staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/17]

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