Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsMinister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Tánaiste Simon Harris have agreed to bring a recommendation to Cabinet to establish a statutory public inquiry into spinal care for children with scoliosis and spina bifida. “It is the intention to bring a memo to Government recommending a statutory public model of inquiry,” she said in a statement. Mr Martin told Ms McDonald the protected disclosure was received in “a secure, dedicated mailbox” on August 31st. Ms McDonald highlighted the case of the nine-year-old boy, who was “deliberately removed” from the waiting list for spinal surgery because it was believed he was in palliative care. Mr Martin told Ms McDonald: “You’ve made a point that he was deliberately removed.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2025 00:49 UTC