Pressure still on Simon Harris to resign as Irish Mirror readers give verdict
A landslide of voters on our poll say he should resign. This comes as over 32,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for his resignation.
Nine-year-old Harry Morrison Sherrat , who suffered from scoliosis, died on July 29. He had spent years awaiting scoliosis surgery before his death.
In 2017, while serving as Minister for Health, Mr Harris pledged that no child in Ireland would wait more than four months for scoliosis treatment. Tanaiste Simon Harris speaks to the media outside the Government Buildings in Dublin following his meeting with representatives of the Indian community in Ireland who have asked for a cross-departmental taskforce to address the "recent spate of violent attacks". Picture date: Monday August 11, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Harvey's parents, Gillian Sherratt and Stephen Morrison, learned last August that Harvey had been removed from Children Health Ireland's (CHI) scoliosis waiting list without their knowledge.
After they publicly raised their son's case, Harvey, from Clondalkin, received spinal surgery last December after waiting for years. By then, his spinal curve had reached the point where it could not be fully corrected.
While he spent years on a waiting list, his spinal curve caused his rib cage to twist around his lungs and heart, severely restricting his breathing. Harvey passed away after a short illness.
Now, in an Irish Mirror poll conducted in the wake of the calls for Mr Harris to resign, a total of 481 readers agreed he should resign while 110 readers said no, he shouldn't resign. Only 16 readers said they didn't know if he should resign or not. Harvey Morrison Sherratt (Image: rip.ie)
At the weekend, Tánaiste Simon Harris received criticism for attending Oasis in Croke Park after he posted a photo on his social media account of him in Croke Park enjoying the Oasis reunion tour among 80,000 fans.
Wearing a slogan bucket hat and dark shades, he wrote: "Thank you Oasis! An incredible gig. A magical atmosphere."
However, his comments were flooded with criticism. One person wrote: "Simon, with all due (or lack of) respect..... Know your audience". While another said: "Pity Harvey will never have a day like that .... Read the mood of the country."
And a third commented: "This has to be a joke .. after everything that going around on social media. He is there having a great time."
Last week, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín joined calls for the Tánaiste to resign. If he doesn't, the TD said his party will be calling for a vote of no-confidence in October.
He said: "In 2017, Simon Harris stated very clearly that no child would wait beyond four months before they would have an operation in terms of scoliosis. And yet Harvey had to wait 33 months for an operation.
"Children are being put through enormous pain and suffering, a curvature of the spine can lead to problems breathing, pneumonia, and a curvature beyond 100 degrees can lead to death and Harvey had a curvature of 130, which is unforgivable.'
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