Less than half of pandemic funding for nursing homes has been used 

Nursing homes saw almost half of Covid-19 deaths in Ireland, with 369 people dying in January alone — but private nursing homes have failed to claim half the €134.5m fund available in pandemic grants.

Less than half the emergency pandemic funding available to nursing homes has been drawn down so far, new HSE figures show.

Nursing homes saw almost half of Covid-19 deaths in Ireland, with 451 people dying in January alone.