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And Robin Swann, health minister in the Northern Ireland executive, has also apologised to victims of the infected blood scandal. In a statement he said:
Today has been both humbling and emotional. First and most importantly, I want to acknowledge the suffering and loss that people from Northern Ireland have experienced as a result of receiving contaminated blood.
I believe it is right that I reiterate my department’s apology again today. The infected and/or affected were failed by the system that should have been there to help them and for that I am deeply sorry.
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