Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A carers' manager in Tipperary just rang me. There is huge concern about these letters, and the Minister of State needs to control them. I accept his bona fides as to where they are coming from and what is happening. Nurses have been told to halt, to stall the ball. How can the Minister of State stand over the fact that it takes up to four months to get an application for carer's allowance approved? I outlined to the Minister of State earlier the figures and the findings. They are deeply concerning, as I said. These are CSO figures from 2017. They show there were 138 carers under the age of 18 in Tipperary that year. Does the Minister of State condone this? Will he comment on it?

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