Speaking outside the court, Lorraine Brown, Alexys Brown’s mother said the last three years had been “unimaginable”.

“The loss of Alexys has impacted our lives and our children’s lives immensely.

“To have this investigation brought to an end has now offered us some closure. Despite this part of our story coming to an end, the outcome will never be what we all wish for, nothing will ever bring Alexys back to us.

"The fines to us are irrelevant all we wanted was an apology and from Synergy, we got that.

“Lexi was a loving, care free, angelic little girl who was full of energy, love and laughter. I hope that what has happened to our family sheds light on others in order to avoid anything like this ever happening again.

"From our hearts we would like to thank everyone involved in this case and also the emergency services who supported us from the beginning. In such a distressing situation they did everything they could to help our little girl.

"We are now looking forward and raising our children with memories, photos, videos and stories of their sister.

"Hold your children a little tighter, love your family a little harder, you never know when you won't be able to anymore."

After the hearing, HSE inspector, Leo Diez who brought forward the case, said the companies had failed in their duties to ensure the lift in the Brown’s family home was kept safe.

“More could have been done by Synergy, Aster and Orona, as a result of their negligence, a wholly avoidable tragedy, under horrific circumstances, has occurred where a five-year-old child has lost her life and a family have been left utterly devastated at the loss of their little girl.

“Companies should know HSE will not hesitate to take the appropriate enforcement action against those who flout health and safety law.”