Hepatitis C scandal -Lessons must be learned

WITH the publication of the findings of the Lindsay Tribunal, and the recommendations it contains, hopefully one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the State will be finally concluded — except for one issue.

While the Irish Haemophilia Society has welcomed the report, the question must be asked why, with 79 deaths resulting from the negligence of a State agency, that none of the findings has led to referral to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The chairwoman of the inquiry did not feel this corollary would be appropriate.