Opposition parties have called on the Government to publish records on an alleged 'secret strategy' aimed at limiting payouts to people incorrectly charged for public nursing home care
OPPOSITION PARTIES HAVE called on the Government to release documents relating to an alleged failure to provide payouts to families of people who were illegally charged for nursing home stays from the 1970s until late 2000s.
The report, based on a protected disclosure by Department of Health whistleblower Shane Corr, alleged that multiple governments have since 2011 sought to hide the State’s liability for the charges to prevent a possible €12 billion in payouts to those affected. “The reporting in the Mail on Sunday today of very serious allegations that the State and successive governments had, and continue to pursue, a secret plan to block refunds of illegal nursing home charges is truly shocking,” he said in a statement.
“All related documents should be shared with the committee and published, including relevant memos and correspondence within government and its departments,” he added.
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