Professor Damian McCormack:

It is not just with scoliosis. There was a hip product and it is costing the State millions of euro. It comes down to regulation and we do not have regulation of surgical implants that is meaningful in this country. It is a huge problem. I would love to speak at length and in detail about it again. It involves not just orthopaedic implants and takes in cardiac implants and all kinds of stuff. Reading the financial statements of international companies from America, Ireland is noted to be a soft touch state where a surgeon would use an implant.