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Wed 11 Nov 2010Harney rejects ombudsman's criticisms on nursing homes
SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS have failed to meet a legal obligation to provide nursing home care to older people, potentially exposing taxpayers to billions of euro in compensation claims, a new report by the ombudsman claims.
The report, which was laid before the Oireachtas yesterday, also accuses the Government and State agencies of refusing to co-operate with Emily O’Reilly’s inquiry and displaying an unacceptable “disregard for the law”.
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