Families vow to pursue ‘every avenue’ for inquiry into children's care at CHI hospitals

Transport minister Darragh O'Brien and Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill at the opening of a HSE surgical hub in Dublin on Monday. Picture:  Stephen Collins/Collins

Families whose children have spina bifida or scoliosis will use “every avenue”, including further protest marches, to secure a fair inquiry into their children’s care, one mother said on Monday.

Two advocacy groups at the weekend quit preparations for a Government inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care at CHI, describing the process as “flawed”.