Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Ms Kelly must be aware that spina bifida advocate groups and many of the parents of the affected children have been asking for this information. It is not necessarily about open disclosure and CHI having to decide whether to reach out to them or whether a threshold is met. They have reached out to CHI and have got nothing. They have been stonewalled. To refer again to Ms Nugent's opening statement, she said, "Our intention is always to ascertain the facts and take steps to fix the issues, while at the same time telling parents and children what we are doing." That is not the case. We must ask what is going on. The witnesses are talking about accountability. They have multiple reports, including the unpublished one and the digital one. Those reports have identified a bunch of children with spina bifida who are receiving suboptimal care. Their parents know these reports exist and have contacted CHI. They are being absolutely stonewalled.