Noel Ahern
Question:127 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of new child patients who commenced orthodontic treatment in each of the last five years with the Eastern Health Board; the number of orthodontic dental surgeons recruited by the Eastern Health Board or approved for recruitment by his Department in the same five year period in view of the fact that the Eastern Health Board seem unable to retain these staff and their frequent promises of making inroads into the waiting list have not been achieved. [7099/96]