Can't believe how soft the system is on people who de-fraud the welfare system! Prime Time Investigates showed a number of people who were caught shrugging their shoulders and saying that they did not know they were doing wrong and sorry but I can't pay it back! Some of the people featured had defrauded the state by thousands of euro.The penalties were pathetic and in no way would be a deterant.
The system was exposed as a joke and those in charge clowns - at an estimated cost of over 2 billion in fraud annually.
The night before The Sheriff and Me (rte) showed a different side to the state - this time it was hard working people who due to a major down turn in their business could not pay their tax bills - in this instance the heavies were sent around threatening to take away furniture or anything they could sell putting the fear of God into the unfortunates.
In my opinion hard working people who are struggling with their businesses should be helped and those who steal welfare money to the degree of those shown in the Prime Time programme should be jailed!!!
The system was exposed as a joke and those in charge clowns - at an estimated cost of over 2 billion in fraud annually.
The night before The Sheriff and Me (rte) showed a different side to the state - this time it was hard working people who due to a major down turn in their business could not pay their tax bills - in this instance the heavies were sent around threatening to take away furniture or anything they could sell putting the fear of God into the unfortunates.
In my opinion hard working people who are struggling with their businesses should be helped and those who steal welfare money to the degree of those shown in the Prime Time programme should be jailed!!!