James Gilmartin
The Minister for Health has directed the HSE to reverse cuts to allowances for specialised bras for women who have undergone a mastectomy.
Stephen Donnelly said that a new "threshold of support" could "lead to a number of women receiving less" allowances than previously.
The Department of Health said that the minister asked the HSE to amend the procedures to ensure that no woman, "either currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, is at any financial loss as a result of these changes".
The HSE said that it "will review the procedures in relation to this issue in line with what the minister has said".
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