Reports at the weekend suggested successive Taoisigh and health ministers agreed a secret plan to hide the true scale of the State's liability for illegal nursing home charges to prevent massive payouts.

Leo Varadkar says he assumes he was briefed on the state's policy towards settling claims in relation to families being overcharged for nursing homes.

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Labour Party leader, Ivana Bacik and Independent Senator, Tom Clonan to discuss...

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