'We can see her deteriorating': Families say up to 300 children with spina bifida on waiting lists 

Sophe Keogh, 10, and her mother Emma Keogh. Sophie is waiting on corrective surgery for spina bifida.

There are more children waiting for spina bifida treatment than the official waiting lists show, an advocacy group for families has claimed.

It emerged at the weekend that 56 children with spina bifida are waiting for orthopaedic surgery, out of a total of 649 children on an orthopaedic waiting list. The figure was contained in a statement issued by Children’s Health Ireland to RTÉ.