Harney insists nursing home repayments will not be delayed

Minister for Health Mary Harney has dismissed reports of a delay in the repayment of nursing home fees levied illegally between 1976 and 2004.

Harney insists nursing home repayments will not be delayed
Fri, 03 Nov, 2006 - 11:05

Minister for Health Mary Harney has dismissed reports of a delay in the repayment of nursing home fees levied illegally between 1976 and 2004.

A total of around €1bn is expected to be paid out to elderly people and their relatives who were wrongly charged nursing home fees by the State.

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