asked the Minister for Health the amount of money allocated by each health board for the public dental service and the ad hoc dental service.
Written Answers. - Dental Service.
588.
The amount of money allocated by each health board for the public dental service and the ad hoc dental service in 1984 is as follows:
|
Health Board |
Public Dental Service |
Ad Hoc Dental Service |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Eastern |
2,741,000 |
267,000 |
|
Midland |
398,000 |
190,300 |
|
Mid-Western |
1,142,000 |
230,000 |
|
North-Eastern |
729,100 |
120,000 |
|
North-Western |
620,000 |
320,000 |
|
South-Eastern |
813,000 |
320,000 |
|
Southern |
1,400,000 |
Nil |
|
Western |
1,112,000 |
88,000 |
589.
asked the Minister for Health the number of persons seen for a first dental appointment in each community care area in the last three years.
The information requested is not available in my Department but it might be obtained by the Deputy if he were to make contact with the chief executive officers of the health boards, who hold statutory responsibility for the provision of services.
590.
asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for dental appointments in each community care area.
The numbers at present on the waiting lists for dental appointments in each community care area of the health boards are as follows:
|
Number of Persons on Waiting List |
|
|
Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 1 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 2 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 3 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 4 |
6,500 |
|
Dublin — CC Area 5 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 6 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 7 |
|
|
Dublin — CC Area 8 |
|
|
Kildare |
500 |
|
Wicklow |
400 |
|
Midland Health Board |
|
|
Laois/Offaly |
Nil |
|
Longford/Westmeath |
Nil |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
|
|
Clare |
1,330 |
|
Limerick |
3,584 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1,613 |
|
North-Western Health Board |
|
|
Donegal |
6,729 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
2,407 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
8,215 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
1,515 |
|
Waterford |
1,020 |
|
Wexford |
2,279 |
|
Southern Health Board |
|
|
North Lee |
1,541 |
|
South Lee |
3,884 |
|
North Cork |
1,464 |
|
West Cork |
768 |
|
Kerry |
858 |
|
Western Health Board |
|
|
Galway |
6,846 |
|
Mayo |
6,117 |
|
Roscommon |
3,435 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
1,107 |
|
Louth |
800 |
|
Meath |
1,823 |
These figures are not necessarily comparable since the basis of compiling waiting lists may vary between health boards.