Symphysiotomy payouts denied in 185 cases

Third of applicants failed to get redress payments because they could not prove they had the procedure

Almost one third of women who applied to the symphysiotomy redress scheme were refused a payment as they could not prove they had the procedure.

A report on the scheme by the assessor, Judge Maureen Harding Clark, recommended payouts totalling around €34m to 400 women.