‘Don’t wait for death’ to hold inquiry
Sheila Ryan, whose 65-year-old sibling Mary Garvan was seen being subjected to sustained abuse on the RTE exposé, said the move was needed as she and other families affected have no faith in the HSE or Hiqa to carry out their own investigations.
Speaking on Today with Sean O Rourke, she said she was appalled by what happened, and hit out at how her sister — who is mute, has a severe form of autism, and has been at the home for 20 years — was treated like “an object” to control by staff.
