No care service while millions are wasted

THE news that the chaotic and botched PPARS health computerised payment system has cost nearly a quarter of a billion euro is galling for hard-working taxpayers who are being asked to foot the bill with nothing at all in return.

However, it is much more distressing for some 200 elderly people in Cootehill, Co Cavan, who cannot avail of a day-care service at their local state-of-the-art health centre all for the want of €250,000 per annum, loose change in the context of Government waste.

What about the scandalous cost of €2 per visit for relatives and friends who wish to provide comfort and company for the sick of Cavan hospital?