The Government's newly announced Covid Evaluation has been described as "toothless"
The review will examine how the country performed during the pandemic but will not have the power to compel witnesses or documents
Pat Coyle's wife Veronica was one of 24 residents who died at CareChoice Ballynoe Nursing Home Cork during the third wave of the pandemic
Speaking to RedFM News he is leading calls for a statutory public inquiry into the State's response to the pandemic
"Families have been treated with disregard by Government since Covid came in. There has been no reply from Government, no meetings, emails have been ignored and that's raising questions for families too - why won't they engage? The families have been excluded from this, they might say there is a platform for them there, but we don't know what is going to happen, they bring you in, tell your story, what's going to happen with it then?"
