Decision on juvenile ICU for Cork must be made by medical experts, says Varadkar

Vivienne Murphy died of invasive Strep A.

A decision on whether a paediatric intensive care and serious surgery unit should be developed in Cork will have to be made by medical experts, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Mr Varadkar was responding to Fine Gael Cork North Central TD Colm Burke, who highlighted the death of 10-year-old Vivienne Murphy from Millstreet, in March 2019, after she was diagnosed with Strep A.