Mother of brain-injured Kinsale boy calls on minister to sign new payment system into law

'This is precious time I want to spend with Jack, but I cannot... More than anything, I just want to be a mother to my children.'

Jack Hegarty who was catastrophically injured two hours after he was born at Cork University Maternity Hospital.

When Jack Hegarty was born just over 11 years ago, the joy his parents felt quickly melted to horror, pain and countless years of waiting for a government move to change to their lives.

Two hours after Jack was born at Cork University Maternity Hospital, he suffered catastrophic brain injuries for which he has been receiving treatment in San Francisco for the past eight years.