Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

It is hard to beat the shock treatment, James.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, the unacceptable delay by the Minister for Health and Children and her Department in resolving outstanding issues with victims of symphysiotomy and the urgent need to honour the promise made in 2003 to carry out an investigation into the barbaric practice which was performed in some hospitals until 1982, long after it had ceased even in developing nations, and for these courageous survivors to be treated like those involved in the Michael Neary case.

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