Survivors satisfied with movement towards ‘negotiated settlement’ on decades-long saga following meeting with Coaliton leaders
Members of the Irish Thalidomide Association attended a meeting at Government Buildings on Wednesday afternoon with the three Coalition leaders. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
“To say that the letter caused shock and upset would be an understatement because the letter excluded so much that is important to the Irish Thalidomide Association members,” said ITA spokeswoman Finola Cassidy at the time. “The word apology does not appear in this letter at all. It does not enter even the script of this letter. Expression of sympathy and general regret is not an apology. That’s why we are so upset.
Asked whether there had been a commitment from the Government to issue a new statement in terms the group is satisfied with, Ms Cassidy said: “We have to engage with this process, but would be happy with the indicated direction that that is going in.
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