Fundraisers move to deny salary ‘top up’ allegations

“Absolutely none of the funding we raise from the generosity of donors goes on hospital salaries or top-ups at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin,”

said Joe Quinsey, chief executive of the hospital’s foundation.
A statement from Friends of the Rotunda, an independent charity with its own board of directors, said none of the money it raises was used for any salary or allowance payments to hospital management or staff.
Top up payments have generally been in the range of €20-€40,000 and hospitals have claimed that they are being funded from ‘private funds’ or from income from hospital shops.
At the time of year when most charities run fundraising campaigns, one major charity has taken out radio advertisements to state that money raised was not used for top ups while others have issued press statements and given interviews with the same message.
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