Lot. The minister for health apologizes to families whose babies died due to failures of portage General Hospital the citys uphold the two of the parents and still not been told that their cases are being investigated. Two irish students die in the fire in belgium the women was studying in the event as part of the course of the g and high tea. Sensibly decided how to balance the release of its day the julius going into the trial of the former chairman of the irish punk and two other former executives. You do. Welcome to six long. Minister for health james riley has apologized to those families affected by failures in Maternity Care of the midlands Regional Hospital port leash. Dr body was responding to last months report by the rt Investigations Unit into the deaths of four babies over a six year period the program revealed serious failings in their medical care and long delays in informing parents by their babies have died. Up to riley is or report from his chief medical officer said he was a poll for two families were still on the way of investigations into their cases. Last nights document revealing ortiz Investigations Unit to date and the serious shortcomings the portuguese hospitals Maternity Units. Choking is disturbing as those findings were. Its now a marriage that midwives at the hospital had expressed concern over working conditions and Staffing Levels at the hospital. As far back as two thousand and six. Prior to the deaths of four babies which were examined in the programme broadcast last night. They had written to the then finance minister brian cullen and then helps them is to marry high knee in september two thousand and six expressing their worries the midwives told how they were finding it more and more difficult to deliver the best practice that mothers and babies were entitled to. He explains how they made their concerns known to management on a number of vocations box that nothing happens. I was a sense that they had a real fear that a mother or baby would die before the issues were addressed. The Health Service executive responded to that. Accepting that the existing Maternity Department was experiencing significant difficulties in providing Proper Services he said staffing issues were being addressed. Two years into the intensity. We had fourteen the fourteen meetings with them and probably in excess of two three under the manson correspondents like countless phone calls. Im at every stage. They have been reacting to something we find that never proactive never so to hear the clatter exists. It just doesnt surprise me. Reacting to the document read in peace it said it was harrowing for the families and homes. Kitty musicians his career. Isnt it. In. The and yet the number of babies is so insensitive. For those families i would like to reassure the general and to kick those women who are pregnant inerrant at the moment that the irish tenors services are safe as any Maternity Service and the worry. Patient representatives however calling for an independent inquiry to examine forty Maternity Care of pork these hospitals. She made housing fourteen years. The cliche that have been calls for help crack the help and information policy of farsi to carry out a new investigation into her circumstances surrounding the death of the babies families and friends of expectant mothers attending the hospital have also called on the Health Service executive to reassure the Safety Standards in the hospital. The Maternity Unit at forty two hospitals provide service to mothers front row count each and significant portions of often eat today or hands north tipperary. More than two thousand infants are delivered here every year. So last night reports on the devastating circumstances surrounding the death of four babies has created huge disquiet is here. Especially among those who are depending on the Maternity Units. That way with the name of evidence that they can think i had him its big but even in the same position but importantly it does happen its hardly enough the nurses not to get to see if the contents of her. And this is just what is the bbc study again soon. Danny now so hes not like on goal and nineteen shes put me in safer hands because of all the frosting is stunning their reaction when she saw about anything. Haaretz and chelsea is nice that he knows the season before but sees a story every time. I have my daughter is cute the baby three weeks four days time and shes both the patients there are groups that they have towards a state that they have a quite smart prevents can turn and twist it suppressed desire to have circled the date that has cost phobic. With the progress there. He said sarahs executive has apologized again today to the four families who lost their babies and set up a new headline for goals with concerns all queries to contacts. But the demand is growing here for further Decisive Action to be taken so we need an independent report from somebody like speak well. All you do not trust it to see to do any investigation the fact that the batteries the hostages older code if you need more staff the people resources its absolutely essential that confidence is here stuart and that they did do the short id like to see a fuller program. On the part of the hitch is the cost of what they intend doing. This evening has minister james riley expressed his deep regrets about what happened to the babys photo of the report. One section. Im on record many times the same repeat the sea. Is an acknowledgment that somethings gone wrong the policy that overgrown and an assurance that will go wrong again. Then from the experience of teens with change she didnt happen here in my view. Also prior to kennedy to join church our minister righty then to your report daycare and he also picked up on this issue was that the arc of engagement between the hsc and its nice to look for families affected by ike cast on to its importation and though we know that one of the mothers and bombs and the mother of a detox diet into pairs and handshakes and she stared to this day unaware that she has been the subject of an investigation. The john doe with two very distinct sections to james wright is responsive afternoon. Take em out firstly what every summer apology to the families involved. What did he react to critically towards the head to head Service Executive director of the hospital parties. He was clearly annoyed at the stated once again a shop that is his is a disappointment to those families who do not know all about the circumstances behind the depth of their babies cost it not been informed me he commended for a chat this evening its open to the director general of his departments instruction book for two days to that Service Executive to the hospital parties to take steps this very day as is said to assure these parents are told to get this evening about half an hour the Service Executive have not yet been in a position to confirm whether or not they have identified the parents and actually spoken to them even at this stage. At exactly the continuous cold stretch day for that to hate it seeks command to the shore and reassured that pregnant and women and their Animal Rights professor Michael Turner their insurance records but also had the door and say thats the thing last post i still had a tissue and put the. But there are two outstanding issues after last nights an orgy Investigations Unit report that theyre still very much on the table for say the staff room on the dynamo said yet again today thats their concerns that led to this end to the politician six years ago mystical be sent again today as they once again the Staffing Levels are way under this hospital. This is the concerns of a hat that says take their concerns over a Second Hospital the midland region to house them all and are for a member of course occurred last night the assaults on other outstanding issues here that the absence of bad blood sampling and machinery which was its also significant in the investigation. What happens in the misery to house the hill behind may alright so the movers came and we thank you. An investigation is on the way into a fire in the belgian city of movement in which to honor students died early this morning. The two aged nineteen and twenty two were students on school email institute of technology. Its august so the building was a private residence not formally linked with the arch college or with melbourne university. Tonight this vibrant Belgian University city with its deep historical links to itunes is coming to terms with the loss of two young knights. Gosh as reno twenty two in from ca geelong first and sarah again bad though. Nineteen and from lauren moore died when a fire broke out in their building early this morning. They were sick and your hotel and catering students who had just begun a six month work this meant the Irish College in luton. As flames engulfed the building a number of students alerted neighbors the money to get a ladder to help some of them to skip either sue the wrist or through the window. But sarah and josh are worth one able to skip their bodies later discovered by firefighters using sniffer dogs. Who we do know that was a very tragic event the size and it seems this. And ten people in the building two people lost their lives were working with the police to contact some reason ive been working with the harp of Foreign Affairs and opened to do that. And the people of good moments to come into the building and a consular officer from the mca is now providing cost assistance of them dead at the rolling choke a cos its so called embedded the show mama did and you addicted to all deference rest of the cycle to host a repost of an accountable for them the isd students were then taken to the local hospital here to know anything about their condition. They are ok the i can tell you that if they arent robot suit for the rest physically they are ok. A few of them built to much smoke but for the rest of the villagers. The irish links to them. These boxes sixteen o seven. The flight of the earls. The Franciscan Monastery established bike then he bolted to a college and then a fully fledged irish center for students academics historians and cultural ambassadors the Irish College in lieu of them has been a beacon of irish culture and education for centuries. The more recent years has provided valuable work this month for hundreds of irish students in the tourism and catering sectors this evening the survivors of the fire were being cared for at the Irish College. What should it be in a thrilling six months abroad has and trauma. And in tragedy for the families we said goodbye to their young daughters just a few weeks ago. Lets talk to tony who who joins the senate on the issue said a terrible tragedy for these and two to two families before to like to rebuild the Police Investigation what direction is the taking. Paul bryan investigation is already underway it will take a couple of weeks but the police and Fire Departments have both confirmed to rte news that the building in question which these two young women died had not been formally registered as a Student Residence of the oven is a major University City with some fifteen thousand students and anyone providing private Student Accommodation must register the building with the authorities must ensure that the fire certificate in the fire the fire inspection has been carried on to the authorities are quite certain that i was not the kids. For this particular building knowing that thats a bit to the status of the building will be one of the things that investigators will look out over the next couple weeks as well of course. As holly the fire started times that weve been told that the owner of the building was indeed questioned by police this afternoon brian. Thanks indeed. Tony will staff and students at the goal is to technology. Have been the eyes you might imagine come come to terms stay with the death of the two students are gospel the common dr joins them from the goal weigh them. The shocking news to hear first thing this morning for Prospective Students and to act as she likes the past good news began to filter through from duty this morning brian and as colleges are these works to confirm the news by mid morning it was a palpable sense of grief around campus that she is arena and sarah to the toe had been students at t m i t since september twenty twelve there are both involved in the four Year Degree Program in Hotel Management. Of course the terms of the day and just after christmas to begin a fourteen week placement many of their classmates also involved in placements in different places all over the world and throughout the day College Authorities have been working to contact them and break the sad news to them. The two stevenson described as white tongue to john davies made a lasting impression on people came in contact with them. Let us remember them all with a barometer for all the right reasons because effectively a significant role in the college of tourism an art as a very large pot add to it than she might see some of us find our own lists remember them. Ahmed remember them thus on the course of study but also unlike the spot outside the cottage and the role of the contribution it makes the Hotel Industry although least you can step up checks to make a contribution. Find out wednesday was an audience to support us and others the colors will be a weekly film to beat the system state economy. Two noisiest that college has announced plans for a religious service was to be had in the college of Hotel Management catering next week. The place where the two students an impact on their studies. Tonight the families of both parents are traveling to vent and expected to arrive there in the next hour or so that robinson event for the be met by the registrar of g m i t Michael Hannan also the archer massive losses in mackay and the director of the institute for and in europe. Maliki vowed he would meet relatives of both the students there later on this evening. And im going to the trial of former tenant until irish bank and two other former executives of the bank could begin next wednesday. Sean fitzpatrick of grey stones and county would help to clean out the heineken cup and win in that era for mine showed up and all pleaded not guilty to charges of providing a rule for Financial Assistance to sixteen people in july of two thousand and eight to buy shares in the bank. She couldnt pleaded not guilty to seven charges of being privy to fortune and the torturing of memphis tennessee i checked in october of two thousand and eight. So on the topic set aside his former colleagues liam at the tear and practically end of the charges were formally put to them in court. Each not applied to not get to two to pitch ideas for the process of wearing it into a pecan tree hundred and fifty people arrived at the Circuit Criminal Court after fifteen hundred jury summons percent and fifteen joyce was selected as the first time such a nice jury has been used attains to the legislation last year the tsar to chilis to be selected for lengthy trials joys were told this case could last until the end of may. Potential jurors had a list of almost one hundred possible witnesses including sean quinn and members of his comedy as well as employees of the sand to find the time though they were told they should not serve on the jury he knew any of these people judge not to know and also told the jury pad that would be unrealistic to expect them not to affect im not irish bank. The city to have such strong views about the fact that they felt they could not deal with these matches ferry and they should not serve on the jury. All thanks to themselves that they expressed strong views publicly present on the kitchen asking to be on facebook and they shouldnt said that they had shares in a what sparked the Financial Services institution. It still has two hours to select eight men and seven women for the jury the judge warned them not to investigate matches on their own through internet searches to prosecute noise based approach to politics website what the majority said that the detectives and hopes that up sometime in my soaps have yet to find the joy is not to guess who bought this type of activity. It expects the prosecution would open the case on wednesday morning for the dollar or two. He is the dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Medical organization has insisted there must be meaningful negotiations with the government of any changes are today. The medical card scheme allowing for free gp care for children onto the age of six pre medical organizations met the minister for primary care on x y today and were given a draft contract to consider the Irish Medical Organization arriving at the department of health today to discuss the governments done for free gp care for children under six. The union has criticized the scheme and is demanding full negotiations before agreeing to any change the indoor negotiation lionel was calli