Father of dying boy will sue HSE over ‘poor care’

A father whose daughter died of the rare, fatal Battens disease, said he will sue the HSE when his son dies of the same disease in the next few months.

Tony Heffernan claims the family are not receiving proper, updated supports from the HSE for Liam, 4, and the care plan for Saoirse, who died in Jan 2011 at the age of five-and-a-half, arrived “three days after” her death.