Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland

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

My primary concern is for the families and the children involved in this scandal, as well as many more children and their families who are really concerned. I must put it to Ms Hardiman that this is a dark day for Children's Health Ireland and children's healthcare services. Children and families are going through a lot of hurt and trauma. I counted in Ms Hardiman's opening statement nine apologies and I acknowledge each of them, but I can guarantee there will be more apologies to come in the days, weeks and months ahead. I ask that the tenth apology come very quickly because we learned from the head of the HSE and the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland did not want to publish in full the two reports into Temple Street. What CHI published was a summary. Given the gravity of the issues, given that the head of the HSE had to go over Ms Hardiman's head, does she accept in the first instance that it was a total failure on her part as CEO not to publish those reports in full?

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