Mother slams HSE over storage of 'nearly new' walking aids outside supply depot

The line of "nearly new" walking aids left outside a HSE storage facility in Ardcavan, Wexford. Picture: Deirdre Taaffe

The mother of a boy who waited six weeks for a wheelchair has called on the HSE to explain why apparently “nearly new” walking aids are being stored outside one of its health supplies depots.

Deirdre Taaffe, from Wexford, says the equipment, which she estimates included 20 adult and child wheelchairs, appeared to have been stored outdoors for "weeks".