The niece of a woman who died in a nursing home after contracting Covid-19 has called for a full public inquiry to examine the numbers of deaths in nursing homes and residential settings.
Deaths in residential care facilities represent over 60% of all Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. 84-year-old Rose Hegarty died at St Mary's Hospital in Dublin's Phoenix Park last month.
Her case is one of 24 Covid-19 related deaths at the facility. There have been more than 840 such deaths recorded of residents in nursing homes.
Ms Hegarty's niece Jane Carrigan has questioned if more could have been done to protect people in residential settings. She has called for a full public inquiry into the matter.