Politics

Dáil Erupts Over Children's Hospital Scandal as Opposition Demands Accountability for Seven-Year Wait

The Dáil descended into heated exchanges on June 11 as opposition leaders used a leaked Children's Health Ireland report to mount a sustained attack on the government's management of the health service. The revelation that a child waited seven years for a urology procedure while private patients received the same treatment within weeks drew widespread condemnation, with opposition TDs calling for the immediate dismissal of CHI management and a fundamental overhaul of the two-tier system.