‘We feel that we have been ignored’ – care worker accepts Taoiseach’s apology, but wants action on pay and resources

The Cork care worker, whose supermarket meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris last Friday became the “viral moment” of the general election campaign, said she wants the focus firmly placed on the message rather than the messenger.

“It isn’t about me,” she told the Irish Independent.

“It should be about care workers, their pay and working conditions but, above all, it should be about the people that they care for and who entirely rely on the care they provide.”

Ms Fallon, who lives in Kanturk, made headlines when Mr Harris abruptly cut short a discussion with her about the pay and working conditions of care workers.

The exchange was caught on an RTÉ video clip that went viral and has become one of the biggest talking points of the election campaign, particularly because Mr Harris made disability issues one of his cornerstone pledges.

The Taoiseach has been a long-standing advocate for the care and special needs sector given that his mother is a special needs assistant and his…

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