‘Urgent should mean urgent’ says Kerry mother with child waiting for spinal surgery

Scoliosis sufferer Liam, 13, is one of several children facing long wait times

Pamela Dennehy with her son Liam at home in Killarney. Liam’s scoliosis became noticeably worse last year, but they were told only on May 3 that he could have surgery on May 30. Picture: Family Supplied

Urgent should mean urgent and not months down the line.

That is the feeling of a Kerry mother whose child is one of a number of children who still face long waiting times for spinal surgery almost nine months since controversy erupted over the issue.