The Minister must explain

The meeting today between Minister for Health Mícheál Martin and Jimmy Livingstone, the father of the woman whose newborn infant died after she was turned away from Monaghan Hospital, will be a traumatic one.

Whether the Minister can answer the questions which Mr Livingstone needs to put to him, explaining why his little grand-daugher was a victim of economic expediency, will be a matter between both men.

The North Eastern Health Board’s report on what happened has been received by the Minister and has been forwarded to an independent review team for “validation and evaluation.”