More than €17m in welfare overpayments to people no longer living in Ireland – including 1,867 Child Benefit recipientsLevel of overpayment rose by more than a third last yearComposite imageKen Foxe Today at 16:29More than €17m worth of welfare overpayments to people no longer living in Ireland were uncovered over the past two years – with around €8.2m recouped during the same period.

Source: Irish Independent March 19, 2026 19:09 UTC