Noel Ahern
Question:85 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health the allocation which was given to the Eastern Health Board in 1996 to provide dental care to elderly people with medical cards; the service which has been given and the number of patients who have been treated; the action, if any, he can take to eliminate the long waiting list whereby elderly old age pensioners are waiting for an appointment for up to one year; and if he will refer in particular to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [23348/96]