The State bends before the powerful but steamrolls the voiceless.
That’s what a South Donegal Deputy has told the Dail during a debate on the Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Charges.
A recent report by the Attorney General highlighted “weaknesses” in the stance on disability allowance payments to people in residential care.
Deputy Marian Harkin says there needs to be a greater balance between managing public funds and care:
