‘I am increasingly frustrated the legislation is not in place’

A girl with severe cerebral palsy who has already secured €3.3m in settlement of her High Court action for negligence during her birth at the National Maternity Hospital is to get another €1m towards her care needs for the next three years.

Charlotte Barry, now aged 10, of O’Connell Gardens, Bath Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin, was born severely disabled at the Holles St, Dublin, hospital on September 9, 2005, and will require lifelong care.

She had sued the hospital through her mother, Aisling Campbell. The hospital accepted liability and the first interim payment of €1.6m was made in 2010.