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Jan 2023
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Nursing homes strategy an 'acceleration ...

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The Taoiseach says he assumes he was briefed on the state's policy towards settling claims in relation to families being overcharged for nursing homes. For more on this, Kieran was joined by John Lee, the Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail and Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland… 
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