Mr Gloster said that he  was very conscious that every time the case was spoken of that there was a family involved who were coping with what had been “the worst possible outcome.”

The girl suffered brain damage, has cerebral palsy, and has to use a wheelchair, it was claimed before the High Court

The girl settled her High Court action against the HSE with an interim payout of €1.7 million.

The Department of Public Health West and North West is responding to two cases of confirmed infection and one probable case of infection of meningococcal disease in the West.