"I want to apologise to Mrs (Anne) McCabe and the McCabe family, and to Garda Ben O'Sullivan and to the families of other members of the state forces who were killed by republicans in the course of the conflict, " said Mr Adams.

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Ms Sullivan, 47, told BBC Wales she was assured by Welsh NHS head Anne Lloyd that she would write to health officials around Wales, asking them to set out the positions in their particular area.

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