A nation’s true character is sometimes found in the hospital wards treating unwell children. If they are not a priority, then what is?
That question now hangs over Ireland’s foreign minister, Simon Harris, whose resignation has been demanded by some parliamentary colleagues, thousands of petitioners, and the parents of a dead child.
In 2017, as health minister, Harris pledged that no child would wait longer than four months for spinal surgery. It quickly became clear this was an overpromise, giving false hope to families of sufferers.
