Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, parents felt they had to leave. It was not about the quality of care they would get but the time they would wait to get it. These parents had their diagnosis before their son was even born. There is no question about the quality of care; it is about the fact that people are waiting so long to get it.

Have we failed in our approach to children's healthcare and scoliosis healthcare up until now? The witnesses have outlined all the things that are being done and the proactive work that is being done to try to tackle the backlog, but do they think we have failed up until now in our care, especially for children with scoliosis?