TDs back redress campaign for former Neary patients

A CAMPAIGN to secure justice for 35 female victims of disgraced obstetrician Michael Neary has been backed by cross-party TDs.

The former patients of the Drogheda consultant say they were betrayed by former health minister Mary Harney, who reneged on a pledge to address compensation for the women before resigning last week.

Politicians from all major parties vowed yesterday at a press conference in Dublin with former patients to establish a compensation fund of possibly up to €3 million within the next 12 months.