Hospital charges for children have been scrapped today in a major relief to parents struggling to make ends meet.
The €80 inpatient fee was abolished by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, which means families can save up to €800 a year. This move came as part of measures to help reduce the cost of living in Ireland.
While this legislation was given the green light in April, it only came into effect at midnight. A source close to Minister Donnelly told the Irish Mirror: "The abolition of these charges will ease the financial burden of parents and guardians when bringing their child to hospital for in-patient care and help ensure that cost is not a significant consideration when children require access to in-patient treatment.
