Remedial clinic support company has €14m surplus

A company set up to support the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) had a surplus of €14m last year, despite cuts to services for people with disabilities.

HSE chief Tony O’Brien said questions must be answered about the firm, called Friends and Supporters of the CRC.

The group received €2m in lottery funding in 2011, and €1.9m in 2010, but gave €750,000 in direct funding to the CRC, which gives non-residential care for adults and children with disabilities.