Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 Jan 1964

Vol. 207 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Provision of Dentures

17.

Dr. Browne

asked the Minister for Health the total number of dentures provided by each health authority in each of the years 1956 to the most recent date for which figures are available.

Minister for Health (Mr. MacEntee)

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to circulate it with the Official Report.

The statement gives the number of dentures, including partial dentures, supplied by each health authority in each of the years ended 31st December, 1956, to 31st December, 1962, which is the most recent date for which the information is available.

Following is the statement:

DENTURES (including partial dentures) supplied by each Health Authority in each of the years ended 31st December.

Health Authority	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962
Carlow	Nil	Nil	Nil	1	Nil	Nil	Nil
Cavan	286	624	20	5	4	6	180
Clare	16	29	29	20	17	19	11
Cork	662	999	966	864	950	485	1,378
Donegal	31	45	48	not available	16	43	52
Dublin	2,142	2,785	2,594	2,584	1,792	1,720	1,717
Galway	Nil	120	141	147	119	177	336
Kerry	757	326	20	12	22	136	467
Kildare	not available	33	7	64	157	197	202
Kilkenny	335	7	249	236	77	93	143
Laois	12	17	30	51	37	47	173
Leitrim	245	333	174	147	125	89	185
Limerick	866	738	266	33	89	64	101
Longford	187	149	237	211	141	151	137
Louth	Nil	Nil	Nil	7	31	Nil	23
Mayo	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Meath	151	198	242	204	203	110	283
Monaghan	778	410	431	605	341	264	395
Offaly	1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	18
Roscommon	359	662	616	510	554	361	224
Sligo	399	396	371	181	118	71	67
Tipperary N.R.	182	409	350	315	284	277	208
Tipperary S.R.	49	200	572	350	287	327	316
Waterford	51	247	311	590	579	664	517
Westmeath	322	346	286	282	298	298	220
Wexford	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	60
Wicklow	Nil	10	Nil	Nil	Nil	4	4
TOTALS	7,831	9,083	7,960	7,419	6,241	5,603	7,417