SF would compensate families charged for private nursing home care, says McDonald

SF would compensate families charged for private nursing home care, says McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said State has a responsibility to protect the public purse, but also protect its citizens. Picture: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said her party would compensate families of public patients who were charged for private nursing home stays.

Ms McDonald also said a new report published over the weekend shows a strategy was “cooked up” at Government level around the hepatitis C scandal.

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