Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Recovery of overpayment

15. Where—

(a) the Minister for Social Protection pays a financial contribution to a person in accordance with this Part, and

(b) that Minister subsequently ascertains that the person was not entitled to the financial contribution, or part of the financial contribution, because of fraud or for any other reason,

that financial contribution, or part of that financial contribution, as the case may be, shall be recoverable as a debt due to the State and, without prejudice to any other remedy, shall be recoverable by the Minister for Social Protection as a debt under statute in any court of competent jurisdiction.