Kenny claims HSE knew of Leas Cross conditions

HEALTH authorities are facing fresh questions over the Leas Cross nursing home scandal amid allegations they were warned of conditions at the home nine months before they were made public by Prime Time.

Kenny claims HSE knew of Leas Cross conditions

Using Dáil privilege to make the allegation, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said he believed that health authorities were “given specific warnings about serious inadequacies in the inspection regime and were alerted to the type of activities which we saw to our horror in the programme”.

However, Fine Gael has declined to indicate where that information comes from, saying only the party can assure it is correct.

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