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Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald: No child should have to bare their agony on TV to get the care they need

This week I challenged the Taoiseach on the fact that hundreds of children are waiting years for urgent orthopaedic surgery for conditions such as spina bifida and scoliosis.

Many kids with spina bifida wait as long as four years. This has devastating consequences. Without surgery, their conditions get worse.

Children who once walked independently are now in wheelchairs.

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