Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 8

Written Answers. - Orthodontic Treatment.

Seamus Brennan

Question:

84 Mr. S. Brennan asked the Minister for Health the reason a 15 year-old person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 who has been on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment for four years as a Category 2 priority has now been told that treatment may not be available for another five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7382/95]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan,

Limerick East): As the provision of orthodontic treatment for children in the Dublin 14 area is the responsibility of the Eastern Health Board in the first instance I have asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position and to reply to the Deputy in relation to this case as a matter of urgency.