I acknowledge the representatives of the spina bifida paediatric advocacy group and the Scoliosis Advocacy Network, in particular the mothers who have carried this fight with dignity and determination. After our engagement with these parents, we know these concerns are rooted in the experience of children whose health has been affected by systemic failure. The very least those families deserve now is an open and public inquiry, not one conducted behind closed doors, not one limited in scope and certainly not one where key reports remain unpublished. From our point of view, it is deeply troubling that unpublished reports have been reviewed at ministerial level, that a facilitator has been permitted to have sight of them and yet the very families affected and their legal counsel do not have access. We are being asked to sign up to an inquiry process without full transparency. How can any counsel meaningfully agree on the scope of an inquiry without being given the documents necessary to assess the scope? Both sides must be able to review the relevant reports. If legal representatives can examine them, there can be no credible argument against transparency; otherwise, we risk a situation where halfway through the inquiry fundamental issues emerge that could and should have been addressed from the outset. Most importantly, harm is not historical alone. Families are telling us that harm is still occurring. Improvements may have been promised but confidence will not be restored without accountability. These children are victims. Their families are not asking for the impossible. They are asking for openness, for access to documents, for proper legal representation and for an inquiry that is genuinely child centred. This is not an unreasonable demand; it is the minimum that justice demands. We have spoken about this at length. Because of the fallout from one of these cases, we had a vote of no-confidence. At that time, I wanted to have the focus on this report, not on the no-confidence vote. That is what the family asked for. They did not ask for a vote of no-confidence. I was inside in the room. I was listening and talking to them. They did not ask for that. They wanted the full report to be open and transparent. I have not been at the very root of this and in fairness the Minister has. It looks to me that this is not open and transparent. The families are not happy with this. In fairness, we have to show them the respect they deserve. It looks as if what was promised has not been delivered. If certain people can look into this report and others cannot, there is something wrong somewhere and it is going to cause a lot of upset. There has been a lot of upset at this matter already. It has been a huge crisis in this country. A wrong has been done to a lot of parents with children who needed help and were ignored. Unfortunately, I am worried that this might go on and further concern and upset might be ongoing. We have spoken at length here. A very open and clear inquiry was promised. I would like to see an open and clear outcome so that the parents can have some ease of mind. Some have lost children and others are in a dire situation as we speak. I hope there is movement and that the families will find some ease going forward because it is certainly something that I advocated for. I put the family first always. Ahead of my political career on this one, I put the family first. I could easily have done the easy thing of voting for the no-confidence motion, which would provide a great Facebook caption, but that is not what I do. I wanted to put the family first because I wanted their needs first. I would appreciate if the Minister would deliver on that.

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