Taoiseach to ask why HSE wanted to limit scope of inquests into deaths of children killed by mother

Andrew McGinley, the children's father, last year asked that a two-year period of his ex-wife Deirdre Morley’s psychiatric care be examined at the forthcoming inquests

Deirdre Morley (pictured) was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing Conor, Darragh, and Carla at their home in Newcastle, Co Dublin, on January 24, 2020. File photo: Family Handout

The Taoiseach has promised to ask why the HSE argued against a coroner extending the scope of inquests into the deaths of three children killed by their mother.

Micheál Martin was told in the Dáil by Independent TD Paul Gogarty that the legal move “requires an examination as to why the HSE sought to limit this inquest”.