Butler promises to investigate nursing home allegations

'I used to lie awake in bed at night in January and February worried about the number of people we were losing in nursing homes,' said Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has promised to investigate allegations of neglect in nursing homes during the pandemic.

She has committed to meeting residents' families and to leaving "no stone unturned”, in investigating allegations of neglect and even abuse.