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Thalidomide package is unfair and inequitable
Dr. Austin O’Carroll, spokesman of the Irish Thalidomide Association, speaks out against the latest compensation package offered by the Minister of Health Mary Harney, in an interview with Ireland AM on 30th April 2010.
The Minister of Health offered a new compensation deal to the 32 survivors of Thalidomide. This offer includes a once off payment each of €62,500 and an annual lump sum of up to €3,680 each.
Dr. Austin O'Carroll explains how the members of the Irish Thalidomide Association feel excluded from the compensation process and "very annoyed and disappointed we are not getting fair and equitable compensation".
Thalidomide survivors in the UK recently received an official apology from Gordon Brown and payout of £20,000 to each survivor per year.
Thalidomide was withdrawn due to the adverse side effects it caused to children born to women who took the drug. However the Irish Department of Health did not take the drug off the market until several months after the birth defects were discovered, resulting in further injuries occurring.
For more information on this interview, please visit the following link:
http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=22046&locID=1.65.74
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