Louise Burne: Harvey’s grieving family deserve better than parties going through the motions

Aontú's motion of no confidence in the Tánaiste, and the Government's own confidence motion designed to forestall it, achieve precisely zero for children with spinal issues

A photo of Harvey Morrison Sherratt taken by his mother, Gillian, in 2022 when 'Irish Examiner' health correspondent Niamh Griffin highlighted the child's case, writing that 'he is still waiting'. See link at foot of this page. 

Motions of confidence in Government ministers are usually highly charged affairs.

The Government rallies around their man, jumping down the throats of those who dare to question their minister or the Government.