Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 Mar 1991

Vol. 405 No. 9

Written Answers. - Dental Services.

Richard Bruton

Question:

183 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health the service outputs in the dental services in each health board area in the years 1989 and 1990, and the projected figure in 1991.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon):

The following tables show the numbers of adults and children who received emergency and routine courses of dental treatment in 1989 and 1990. Projected outturns for 1991 are not yet available.

	Adults Treated	Children Treated
	Emergency	Routine	Emergency	Routine
1989
Eastern	8,254	7,724	22,038	29,094
Midland	2,194	905	2,248	17,554
Mid-Western	2,722	4,954	7,464	20,723
North-Eastern	2,000*	771	5,382	23,807
North-Western	3,518	219	4,842	19,050
South-Eastern	5,157	716	9,589	11,807
Southern	7,141	4,372	13,951	19,710
Western	3,068	—	5,708	34,983
1990
Eastern	8,250	13,800	22,000	30,000
Midland	1,554	2,876	1,570	17,070
Mid-Western	4,094	5,931	8,518	25,163
North-Eastern	2,000*	3,326	6,636	19,642
North-Western	4,005	1,691	4,178	20,330
South-Eastern	4,851	3,636	12,446	10,863
Southern	6,658	8,406	13,813	20,333
Western	2,638	1,983	5,523	36,699

*Estimated.

Richard Bruton

Question:

184 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health the estimated level of spending on the dental service in each health board area in the years 1989 and 1990, and the projected figure for 1991.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon):

The following table shows the level of spending on dental services in each health board in 1989 and 1990. Precise information in relation to the projected expenditure for 1991 is not immediately available but will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Health Board	1989	1990
	£000	£000
Eastern	4,310	5,701
Midland	1,003	1,381
Mid-Western	1,350	1,601
North-Eastern	975	1,298
North-Western	937	1,256
South-Eastern	1,111	1,544
Southern	1,335	1,845
Western	1,302	1,604