Government must 'step in' and help young people with curvature of the spine who have had vital surgery delayed

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has now contacted the family. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The parents of a 14-year-old boy waiting for more than 20 months for surgery to deal with worsening curvature of the spine have gone "from frustration to anger" in the fight to get the health authorities to act to ease their son’s now excruciating pain.