Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First, I dealt with that comprehensively earlier when Deputy Rice raised the exact same question, and I made the point that a clinical audit is being conducted by an external international expert on surgery for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip across CHI and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh. Developmental dysplasia of the hip, as I said, is a problem with the way a baby's hip joint forms, and some children with DDH may require surgery. CHI and Cappagh hospital are committed to sharing the findings of the audit once it is completed, I understand, as they should, and importantly, to communicating with relevant families and patients in accordance with any recommendations from the final report. I do not have the report and my understanding is that it is still awaited. We need to await its presentation to the Minister.

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