The HSE is drafting in extra staff to help process the backlog in Clare in the back to school allowance.
More than half of families that applied for the means tested clothing and footwear scheme in the county have not received the payment.
Its a similar story in Limerick, Galway, North Tipperary, Mayo, and Roscommon
The HSE said it is aware of the backlog in the area and is drafting in staff to the Mid West and West to process the forms
