The UL Hospitals’ Group’s spend on taxis in recent years is being branded as ‘excessive’ by a former Mayor of Ennis. It’s after figures obtained by Clare FM show the Group has spent over €8.7 on transporting patients via taxi to and from University Hospital Limerick since 2017. The Group says that the expenditure relates […]
Clare FM
11th May 2021
Photo (c) Cllr Ann Norton Facebook
An Ennis Independent Councillor says she’s disappointed at the government’s refusal to scrap the means test in place for those applying for the weekly carers allowance.
Councillor Ann Norton had received the backing of her fellow local representatives when she asked the Department of Social Protection to re-consider the evaluation process for the payment, and to make it universal like the pension or children’s allowance.
In response, the Department has told Councillors that based on Census data, this would cost an additional €1.2
billion per year.
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