Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

However, the tape contains the name of two companies in Athlone which are asking people to come to them to apply for something for which they are eligible to apply for themselves — they do not need a lawyer. Furthermore, there has been exploitation by certain Fine Gael public representatives in Longford-Roscommon who have called a public information meeting on illegal charges on 21 March. An advertisement for the meeting in the local paper urges people to log their claim and promises details on the illegal charges imposed on persons in long-term nursing care between 1976 and 2004. All the details are published and this behaviour is exploitation of this issue. The public is entitled to apply through their public representatives.