Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Seán Fleming - PQ 6322-26
Deputy Fleming asked about the new outsourcing framework for paediatric scoliosis and spina bifida surgery. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the governance, clinical oversight, and reporting mechanisms that will be in place to monitor quality, safety, and outcomes for children treated under the new outsourcing framework for paediatric scoliosis and spina bifida surgery; and if she will confirm the way performance and patient outcomes will be reported to the HSE and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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