Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This review was triggered by complaints from clinicians and staff last October about problems with infections and complications following surgeries. That was almost 12 months ago. It is frightening to think so many children were affected. I am not sure if the number is 16 or 19, but one has died. One is too many. This is serious.

We must narrow down who was responsible. The HSE is getting an awful lot of money, and it needs that money, but we must ensure something like this never happens again. We are told not to put spurious parts in certain vehicles, but to be crude about it, that is what happened in this instance. Who ordered what and at whose discretion was it to purchase these devices?

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