'Failed by the State': Taoiseach apologises to Patricia Carrick

Patricia Carrick: Received an unprecedented State apology. Picture: Ciarán MacChoncarraige

A woman whose cancer was missed by CervicalCheck was “failed” by the State, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil yesterday.

“You have been failed, badly let down," said Mr Martin, addressing Patricia Carrick directly in an unprecedented apology on behalf of the State.