Varadkar: Claims nursing home patients were denied refunds 'grossly misrepresented'

Taoiseach said the central allegation that successive ministers and attorneys general, along with officials, conspired to deny people refunds they were entitled to 'is as far-fetched as it sounds'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said claim that people in private nursing homes were illegally charged is not correct. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Allegations that the State deliberately denied refunds to patients illegally charged nursing home fees are “grossly misrepresented”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

He said the central allegation that successive ministers and attorneys general, along with officials, conspired to deny people refunds they were entitled to “is as far-fetched as it sounds”.