Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) | Oireachtas source

I have raised this issue over a number of months, going back to last year and even before then.

I am very involved in Crumlin Hospital. As it is in my constituency I have known many patients who have gone through it, particularly when there were cutbacks in 2010 and 2011. At the time, the then-Minister, Deputy James Reilly, said he would defend scoliosis patients and ensure the waiting lists would be reduced. I ask the Minister to reply to my question and then I will come back to address something he said earlier.

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