824. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was included in HIQA’s review into the governance of implantable medical devices at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), which examined the use of non-CE marked springs at Temple Street; if VBT was not included in that review, the reason for its exclusion, given that CHI has confirmed it has carried out VBT as an “emerging and experimental procedure” involving spinal implants on children; if she will now request HIQA to examine the procurement, regulatory status and oversight of the devices used for VBT at CHI; and if HIQA did not assess VBT as part of its completed review, if she will confirm who, if anyone, has examined its use, safety governance, or regulatory compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57187/25]

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824. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was included in HIQA’s review into the governance of implantable medical devices at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), which examined the use of non-CE marked springs at Temple Street; if VBT was not included in that review, the reason for its exclusion, given that CHI has confirmed it has carried out VBT as an “emerging and experimental procedure” involving spinal implants on children; if she will now request HIQA to examine the procurement, regulatory status and oversight of the devices used for VBT at CHI; and if HIQA did not assess VBT as part of its completed review, if she will confirm who, if anyone, has examined its use, safety governance, or regulatory compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57187/25]

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