Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is incredible because the questions are simple. There are large waiting lists for those with spina bifida and scoliosis, but we are not dealing with tens of thousands of children. It is a quantifiable number. It does not provide any confidence when the Minister cannot get answers. They do not need to be detailed answers, but just general answers to those questions. Surely these clinicians will know if the children on these waiting lists are coming in for repeated surgeries or are brand new. Surely someone senior in CHI should be able to tell the Minister that over the course of a short conversation. It is quite concerning that he has been unable to get that information.

The Minister said that will be subject to a review. Is that part of Mr. Nayagam's review or will it be part of a different investigation or review?

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