Simon Harris was criticised after he walked away from the woman mid-conversation in a video that has been widely shared on social media and sparked discussion around the support given to carers in Ireland
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said there is "no excuse" for his failure to engage with a woman in Kanturk, Cork in an exchange that was captured in a now viral video.
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