‘No hope’ JJ’s family can survive €9k loss
Just a fortnight after the Irish Examiner highlighted the story of JJ Ryan — who is still being looked after by the Jack and Jill Foundation because the HSE will not provide a small amount of funding for the care he needs — his father revealed the impact of the secret cutback.
Hotel porter James Ryan, 45, said his family is “finished” if Social Protection Minister Joan Burton refuses to back down on plans to reduce FIS payments for any household in receipt of a carer’s allowance.