Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I respectfully ask the Taoiseach to do something urgently for Liam Dennehy Quinn of Crohane, Killarney, who is 13 years old. He is waiting for a scoliosis operation in Crumlin children's hospital and is in terrible pain. The curvature of his spine has worsened so much that he will now need two surgeries rather than one. The curvature has gone from 35° to 92°. I will give the Taoiseach the picture and the story before I leave here. I will put it on the Taoiseach's desk. Liam has terrible reflux and has difficulty eating. He is in danger of malnutrition because he cannot take food. He has not been able to go to school since last December. He also needs a medical night nurse but this has not been scheduled yet. It will not prevent the pain but would be of great help to his mother, Pamela.

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