Dáil hears allegation that children's hip surgeries at CHI may not have been needed

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has accused the Government of not moving quickly enough on the surgeries at Children’s Health Ireland, which is examining the criteria for a specific type of hip surgery in young children

Mr Doherty spoke of allegations that the children's hip surgeries were conducted solely for financial gain. File picture

The Government is not dealing with an audit of children’s hip surgeries through Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) as urgently as it should, the Dáil has heard.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has accused the Government of not moving quickly enough on the audit, which is examining the criteria for a specific type of hip surgery in young children.