Cara Darmody's parents claim HSE is giving family preferential treatment

Mark Darmody said their family is being given preferential treatment by the HSE because of his daughter's high-profile protest

Cara Darmody protesting outside Leinster House. Her father Mark will outline to Taoiseach Simon Harris at a meeting on Thursday how the agency paid for two assessments he and his wife Noelle commissioned privately for their two severely autistic sons, Neil and John. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

The parents of Tipperary autism campaigner Cara Darmody have claimed their family is being given preferential treatment by the HSE because of her high-profile protest.

Her father Mark will outline to Taoiseach Simon Harris at a meeting on Thursday how the agency paid for two assessments he and his wife Noelle commissioned privately for their two severely autistic sons, Neil and John.