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Nursing home charges legal strategy

Summary

Deputy Boyd Barrett accused the Taoiseach of knowing and supporting the legal strategy used to resist repayments in the nursing home charges cases.

May I remind the Taoiseach that at the time he was signing off on secret payouts to people who had been forced to pay nursing home fees that they should not have had to pay, in order to contain potential cases being taken by other people who were entitled to refunds, ordinary people in this country were being absolutely crucified by the Government of which he was a part to pay off bondholders? The Taoiseach says he does not remember who briefed him or what the briefing was. I put it to the Taoiseach that he owes it to the people of this country to find out what he knew, and when he knew it, when he was signing off. The same information is also required in respect of other Ministers. Statements are required from the Taoiseach and anyone else who was involved in signing off these payments, which were made on a condition of secrecy in order that people entitled to other repayments would not be aware of them. Will the Taoiseach and the other Ministers involved in this commit to come in and clarify what they knew and when they knew it?

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