Tensions run high as Leo Varadkar labels compensation conspiracy against the elderly as ‘far-fetched’
Synopsis by The Irish Times Feb 01 23
‘Some people are laughing at me,’ Varadkar tells Dáil, responding to allegations State diddled people out of refunds for nursing home feesRead full article 
The Irish Independent: Tensions run high as Leo Varadkar labels compensation conspiracy against the elderly as ‘far-fetched’
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