Scoliosis: Child faces second year on spinal surgery wait list despite pledge to slash delays

Claire Cahill in 2017 with her son Darragh, then aged 7, when his plight was featured on 'RTÉ Investigates: Living on the List'. Picture: RTÉ 

A child waiting for spinal surgery is facing his second year on a waiting list despite pledges to slash delays and being cleared for his operation a year ago.

The latest spinal service figures from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) show 130 children ready for surgery and waiting.