Parents 'sick with worry' due to lack of transparency around hip surgery scandal

Opposition TDs call out 'excruciating absence of information'

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Government of dodging questions and called on the Taoiseach to immediately state how many letters have been sent to families regarding operations. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Parents are "sick with worry" while they await clarity from the Government about how many children underwent unnecessary hip operations, the Dáil has heard.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Government of dodging questions and called on the Taoiseach to immediately state how many letters have been sent to families regarding operations carried out as far back as 2010.