John Hughes said his son is not aware of the consequences of what his family and legal team had achieved for his future care with the landmark settlement.

Carly Flynn has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and has a mild learning disability

James Prior was transferred to a Dublin hospital when he became unwell after his birth at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2012.

The settlement is without an admission of liability.

The High Court heard the 20-year-old is profoundly neurologically impaired, has to use a wheelchair and is entirely dependent on others