Kenny sympathises with babies’ parents

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has conveyed his sympathy to the parents whose babies died at a maternity unit in the midlands regional hospital in Portlaoise.

Mr Kenny said that no family should have to fight for truth in Ireland’s health system and that no family suffering such grief and trauma should ever have their concerns ignored.

His comments came after a report yesterday found that maternity services at Portlaoise hospital were not safe and that poor outcomes that could have been prevented “were not acted upon”.