Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No child should have to go through the experience Ivy went through, which has been documented. The failures in her care and the length of time it took for her to receive the necessary operation was documented in the report of the Ombudsman for Children that was published earlier. The Government is working hard to address the issue in order that other children will not have the same experience. Last year, an additional €19 million in capital and current funding was committed to a plan to address the issue, which led to a 34% increase in the number of operations carried out. Some 509 operations were carried out last year for people with scoliosis or who needed other spinal interventions. The Government is focusing on it as we want to ensure others do not have the traumatic and unacceptable experience Ivy had.

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