The family are raising money for their fight for justice via the www. truthfordanielle.com website
been very upset and annoyed about this.
“When I opened the letter I couldn’t believe it. I had to reread it three times before I could take it in.
“To me they were basically saying, go away.”
Andrea says that when she meets Leo Varadkar tomorrow she will ask him to push for a law to help other families going through similar experiences.
“I will ask him to do something so that families in the future don’t have to go through what we went through,” Andrea said.
“We want to set up a trust or a law with the government’s help for people just like us who were left alone when their loved one is abroad. We are still waiting for anyone officially to come to our door and tell us that Danielle is dead and that they are sorry for our loss.
“Danielle’s friend found out that my daughter had died on Facebook and she came to us and said she was sorry. That is how we found out.
“We were left on our own. If it hadn’t been for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, Danielle would not even be home today. We were left in limbo.
“We didn’t know where to go next.
“I’m hoping that Leo Varadkar will take this on now and help us. I am exhausted by it all at this stage, to be honest.
“It’s bad enough losing my daughter, but then having to fight for justice and to pay for court cases. It’s too much to bear.”
The Department of the Taoiseach could not be reached for comment.
❝ It’s bad enough losing my daughter, but then having to fight for justice and pay for court cases