Dáil told settlement offered to terminally ill midwife

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he understands that a settlement has been offered to midwife Philomena Canning, who is terminally ill

Ms Canning, who has ovarian cancer, took a case over the HSE's withdrawal of her indemnity insurance to practise as a midwife pending an investigation into two alleged safety

risks brought to its attention in 2014.She wants her case against the HSE settled and compensation paid so that she can get access to the drug Pembro, which costs €6,000 a dose.More on

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