I call for a debate on children's healthcare and in doing so I want to raise a very important point with the Taoiseach. On 16 April, during the Taoiseach's first Leaders' Questions, Uachtarán Shinn Féin, an Teachta McDonald, raised the very serious issue of children with scoliosis and spina bifida with him. His response on the day was not to give full answers but to mislead the Dáil and spread misinformation about Sinn Féin's alternative health budget.

That is a very serious charge.

The Taoiseach will have seen that the Journal.ie did a fact check-----

Deputy, that is not in order.

Oh my God. That is desperate.

Hold on a minute. It is not in order to accuse the Taoiseach of misleading the House other than by way of a substantive motion. It is not in order.

I am simply making the point that, independent of me, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael, the Journal.ie did a fact check and found the Taoiseach's claim to be false. I say again that it found his claim to be false. I am asking the Taoiseach, in good grace, to withdraw the false claim he made. More importantly, I am asking for a debate on this issue. Last week, I raised the issue of Liam Dennehy from County Kerry with the Taoiseach. Today, I raise another case in the media, that of Paddy Murphy, a 14-year-old, who is pleading with the Government to ensure his surgery will happen. He has been waiting for it since 2020. That debate should take place as quickly as possible.