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

Nobody is happy with this. I am certainly not happy with it and I know the Minister is not happy with it. The Minister is meeting with the board and the HSE regarding these issues. The two further reports, one of which is about dysplasia, need to come in. The three reports will be assessed in totality. We need - over time because we do not want to create any further disruption - to get to the bottom of this, and we will with these reports. The report about spinal surgery has been very clear and transparent about what happened and has outlined what happened. We now need to keep the focus on getting more activity within in the hospital. A lot of good work has been done within the hospital. That needs to be said. Many of the consultants have done very good work and have co-operated. We have significantly improved the level of activity in this area in terms of scoliosis in particular and spinal surgery more generally. In the medium to longer term, we need to look at the overall structures governing paediatric care. That is a point I would make and we need to reflect on and consider that.

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