Judge praises HSE’s involvement in €740k settlement over boy’s birth

A six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who had sued the HSE over the circumstances of his birth at Sligo General Hospital has settled his High Court action with an interim payout of €740,000.

While approving the settlement, Mr Justice Kevin Cross commended the HSE for its attitude to the case after hearing that senior personnel had sat down with Evan’s parents, sincerely apologised, and gave an explanation during mediation settlement talks.

Evan Dean, formerly of Ballaghdarereen, Co Roscommon, who now lives in Canada had, through his mother, Tara McGrath, sued the HSE as a result of the circumstances of his birth at Sligo General Hospital in May 2010.