asked the Minister for Health if he will state, in the case of each local health authority, the number of dentists employed by the authority and the number of persons covered by medical register cards.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Dentists.
3.
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 information relates to the 31st December, 1963, which is the latest date for which it is available in my Department.
Following is the statement:
|
Health Authority (County Council except where otherwise stated) |
Approved Establishment of Whole-time Dental Surgeons |
Number of Dental Surgeons Employed on a part-time basis in addition to those at Col. (II) |
Number of persons covered by general medical services cards, that is, holders and dependants |
|
(I) |
(II) |
(III) |
(IV) |
|
Carlow |
2 |
14,311 |
|
|
Cavan |
3* |
18,517 |
|
|
Clare |
1 |
5 |
23,156 |
|
Cork Health |
11* |
3 |
85,089 |
|
Authority. |
|||
|
Donegal |
3* |
4 |
29,349 |
|
Dublin Health |
17 |
4 |
92,654 |
|
Authority. |
|||
|
Galway |
4 |
2 |
61,066 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
20 |
44,790 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
22,650 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
2* |
2 |
25,052 |
|
Laois |
2 |
1 |
15,880 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
2 |
7,475 |
|
Limerick Health |
5 |
5 |
51,596 |
|
Authority. |
|||
|
Longford |
1 |
2 |
13,916 |
|
Louth |
3* |
2 |
17,899 |
|
Mayo |
4 |
51,974 |
|
|
Meath |
2 |
19,396 |
|
|
Monaghan |
2 |
19,120 |
|
|
Offaly |
2 |
1 |
18,349 |
|
Roscommon |
3* |
1 |
25,876 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
14,244 |
|
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
3 |
18,446 (Est.) |
|
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
3 |
21,657 |
|
|
Waterford Health |
4 |
31,098 |
|
|
Authority. |
|||
|
Westmeath |
2 |
2 |
16,972 |
|
Wexford |
3* |
4 |
35,182 |
|
Wicklow |
2* |
4 |
21,255 |
The approved establishment was full except where the figure is marked with an asterisk, in which case there was one post (Cork Health Authority, two posts) unfilled.