Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I raised with the Taoiseach yesterday the scandalous situation of kids with scoliosis and spina bifida waiting for their operations. The Taoiseach made some kind of promise and I want to get clarity on it. Parents are watching this very carefully. They are not interested in smart alec responses from anybody. What resources is the Government putting in place to meet the four-month target the Taoiseach has committed to again? Can he give me a date for the restart of the scheme for children to travel abroad to have surgeries faster? Can he also clarify when he will meet the parents' demand for a second opinion for their children independent of Children's Health Ireland, CHI?

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