The HSE’s apology to the parents of Alex Butler was not sincere, writes Catherine Shanahan

A mother and father who waited eight years for an apology from the State for the injuries caused to their daughter at birth were forced to listen to experts argue about how long she might live in an effort to secure a final settlement.

A 10-year-old girl who is tetraplegic after injuries she received at birth in Waterford Regional Hospital has settled her action against the HSE for €9m.

Alex Butler is tetraplegic. Her physical disability means her body can be like jelly and her limbs are stiff. She gets around in a wheelchair.

Waterford Regional Hospital apologised to an 8-year-old girl who has been left tetraplegic as a result of injuries received at her birth.

Waterford Regional Hospital has apologised to an eight-year-old girl with quadriplegia and cerebral palsy for injuries she received at her birth.