Martin backs calls to investigate nursing home abuse allegations

The Taoiseach said he will provide resources for investigations a specific facilities, but stopped short of committing to a national inquiry

The Taoiseach has backed a promise by the Minister for Older Persons to investigate allegations of abuse in specific nursing homes - but he stopped short of saying whether this would lead to a wider, and possibly national, inquiry into the sector.

Micheál Martin promised he will provide the resources to back the investigations proposed by Mary Butler, though he was reluctant to say how far the process would go.