HSE Says It Plans On Paying Money Back To Midlands Hospice Committee

Offaly Hospice Committee members say the Health Service owes it €312k.

The HSE says its planning to settle money owed to a Midlands hospice committee.

Members of the Offaly Hospice Committee claim the Health Service promised to repay €312,000 spent developing a proposal for a facility on the grounds of Tullamore Hospital.

Ultimately those plans were never realised, and a hospice serving the entire Midlands region on Arden Lane in Tullamore was recently given the greenlight..

Senior management told councillors at this week's Regional Health Forum it will hold another meeting with the group, despite previously saying it was under "no obligation" to pay back monies owned.

Athlone Councillor Frankie Keena is the Chair of the Forum and says he hopes a resolution can be found:

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