Pledge to settle cancer cases ‘quickly’

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Pledge to settle cancer cases ‘quickly’
Wed, 02 May, 2018 - 01:00
Juno McEnroe

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed he has asked Attorney General Seamus Woulfe to settle cases “quickly” without legal action.

The Cabinet met yesterday and discussed the fallout from the Vicky Phelan case and the fact that of 208 women with cancer, three quarters were not told of a delayed diagnosis.

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