Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to get to the consequences of that. As politicians, we have been dealing with this issue for many years. Children and their parents have received a lot of promises. There have been a lot of glossy brochures, plans, presentations, and strategies yet the two specialists are sitting here today telling us that even still the service is inadequate. The witnesses are the specialists and they mentioned some of this in their opening statement. I seek agreement that what I am saying is true in terms of the consequences of an inadequate service.

Would it be correct it has an impact on the mental health of the children because they are concerned about their appearance-----

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