Health minister: Cavan baby deaths tragedy demands answers

Health Minister Simon Harris has called for a “speedy conclusion” to investigations into the deaths of two newborn babies in a public hospital amid claims the tragedies are linked to chronic under-funding.

Mr Harris insisted finding out what happened must be examined as a matter of urgency after the fatalities emerged at the start of this week.

As reported in recent days, two newborn babies died in separate incidents at Cavan General Hospital last Wednesday and Sunday.