A Cork teenager who has been waiting 15 years for hip surgery is to meet the Taoiseach tomorrow
Katie Byrne's mother, Antoinette Burke raised her daughter's plight with Micheál Martin on Monday at the Fianna Fail Think In
Antoinette says Katie needs to travel to the US to undergo surgery to repair her hip, which she says will cost around €300,000
She says she didn't expect the Taoiseach to contact her but she is reserving judgement until after tomorrow's meeting
"I'm glad that he, you know that he did contact me, because obviously, you know other ministers, they haven't bothered. Did I think he was going to contact me? No, that's been straight.
But you know, I'm holding judgment until I see what he has to say on Saturday"
