Lawyer to review Leas Cross documentation

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney is to appoint a senior legal adviser to review documentation relating to Leas Cross nursing home and interview relatives of former residents.

The minister decided to secure a senior counsel after meeting relatives of former residents of the north Dublin home for the first time yesterday. The relatives have formed a campaign group that is pushing for a full public inquiry.

The Leas Cross Death Relatives Action Group, which has 23 families in its organisation, presented Ms Harney with a book of questions raised by relatives.