Taoiseach Micheál Martin has issued “genuine and heartfelt” apology to a new victim of the CervicalCheck scandal in the Dáil. Mr Martin used speaking time in the Dáil to publicly apology to Patricia Carrick, her husband Damien and their four children who he said “have been failed” by the State. Mr Martin said the Carricks should now be putting Patricia’s cancer scare behind them but are instead dealing with her terminal diagnosis because of wrong smear result. The Taoiseach said Mr Carrick asked him to make an apology in the Dáil and Mr Martin said he was happy to do so. President Michael D Higgins also spoke to Mr Carrick over the weekend about the trauma that has befallen the family.

Source: Irish Independent November 03, 2020 15:11 UTC