Joint Committee on Health seeks meeting with Children’s Health Ireland regarding issues relating to children’s spinal surgery complications at Temple Street Hospital, Dublin

Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Myself and Members of the Committee are deeply concerned at the revelations regarding spinal surgeries on a number of children at Temple Street and we feel it is important that these matters are examined in detail at a meeting in public session with Children’s Health Ireland at the earliest opportunity. We are working to arrange that the meeting will take place next week.”

The Joint Committee on Health has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.