Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I raised with the Taoiseach last week the case of 13-year-old Liam Dennehy Quinn because it is an emergency. As the Taoiseach knows, Liam has been waiting for more than six months for an urgently needed spinal surgery. He has been in hospital now for more than six weeks. He cannot leave because the severity of his scoliosis puts him at risk of choking episodes at any time. His family was told in November that he needed urgent intervention.

Pamela and Liam wrote to both the Taoiseach and I at the weekend stating that Liam needs a scan immediately to review his deteriorating condition. He has been waiting so long that he will now likely need two surgeries to correct his spine. He needs that surgery this week, not at the end of the month. He needs it this week. What steps has the Taoiseach taken to guarantee that Liam will get the scan, the orthopaedic care and the surgery that he needs urgently?

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