Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 43690-26
Deputy Rice asked about the frameworks governing the off-label use of spinal implants and medical devices in paediatric spinal surgery. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the governance, regulatory and ethical frameworks governing the off-label use of spinal implants and medical devices in paediatric spinal surgery within CHI; if such use is formally recorded, her views on the patient safety and oversight arrangements applying to such practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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