Over 20,000 claimants who have been denied social welfare will have to wait 6 months to have their appeal heard, according to Donegal South-West Deputy Dinny McGinley.
And he says many of these claimants are people from Donegal.
The claims include Job Seekers Allowance, Disability Allowance and other payments.
Deputy McGinley says it’s a scandal and disgrace that people being denied having their claims heard:
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