The Ombudsman for Children has recommended that the HSE honour a treatment-abroad agreement made with the parents of a young boy with limb abnormalities.
The 8 year old boy receives treatment for his condition in the US – and in 2009, the HSE agreed to pay 70 per cent of the costs involved under the Treatment Abroad Scheme.
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However, the HSE subsequently stopped funding the treatment following a change in the terms of the scheme.
The Ombudsman Emily Logan says this was contrary to sound administration and adversely affected the child.
It says the HSE should honour the agreement it made with the family – which the Health Service Executive has agreed to do.
