Stephen Donnelly 'first alerted to serious spinal surgeries issues in August'

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said he would be 'more than happy' to meet the families impacted.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was first alerted to serious issues relating to spinal surgeries in Temple Street Hospital in August.

Mr Donnelly has said that both he and HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster still do not know how unauthorised devices got into the hospital and were used on children who underwent spina bifida surgery — one of whom subsequently died.