A total of 878 asylum seekers were discovered cheating the state’s welfare system in the past two years, it emerged tonight.
The Justice Department told the Public Accounts Committee that over six million euro in benefits was recouped during that period.
The department’s secretary general Sean Aylward said the €6.1m was recovered between August 2004 and May 31 last when 878 foreign nationals were found to be unlawfully resident in the state and illegally claiming benefits.
The Justice Department was backed by specialised officials from the Social & Family Affairs Department in the welfare clampdown.
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