In all, 10,200 concerns of abuse were made to the HSE's safeguarding office
The HSE received 348 allegations of financial abuse of over-80s last year.
There were also 322 allegations of physical abuse of people in this age-group in 2020.
Eoghan Murphy reports:
A total of 10,200 concerns of abuse were made to the HSE's safeguarding office last year, which is down 9 per cent.
Sinn Féin's health spokesman, David Cullinane, says new laws are needed to address the problem
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