As part of this first phase, Mr Selvadurai Nayagam reviewed the care provided to a sample of 91 children whose surgery was carried out by the individual orthopaedic consultant.

The health minister has said he wants to ensure that these are the last children who are ‘failed by their state and by their health service’.

One group, the Scoliosis Advocacy Network, has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to become directly involved in shaping the review.